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dr_mabeuse
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I don't know, but this is a serious problem that's been going on for years now that's seriously under-reported:
“One-third of our nation’s food supply depends on bee pollination, but bees are vanishing in massive numbers.”
No bee pollination, no corn, and a whole lot of other crops. (Soy beans? Not sure.)
From the article:
One theory for the bee disappearance is that the radiation from cell phones could possibly be interfering with bees' navigation systems, preventing them from finding their way back to their hives. There is some preliminary scientific evidence to back this up. German researchers have shown that bees' behavior changes near power lines. A study at Landau University has found that bees do not to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby. Dr Jochen Kuhn, who carried out the study, confirmed this could be a possible cause of the beehive collapses.
Other theories involve mites, pesticides, increased solar radiation, global warming and GM crops. However, many question remain unanswered and more research is needed to conclusively determine the cause(s). To further spotlight the issue, the Haagen-Dazs brand launched a new honey bee-dedicated flavor on February 19th called Vanilla Honey Bee with the proceeds going to help fund CCD research.
That cell phone thing is very controversial. A parasite seems to be more likely.
But $250,000 is a ridiculously small amount to spend on a problem with such huge implications.
“One-third of our nation’s food supply depends on bee pollination, but bees are vanishing in massive numbers.”
No bee pollination, no corn, and a whole lot of other crops. (Soy beans? Not sure.)
From the article:
One theory for the bee disappearance is that the radiation from cell phones could possibly be interfering with bees' navigation systems, preventing them from finding their way back to their hives. There is some preliminary scientific evidence to back this up. German researchers have shown that bees' behavior changes near power lines. A study at Landau University has found that bees do not to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby. Dr Jochen Kuhn, who carried out the study, confirmed this could be a possible cause of the beehive collapses.
Other theories involve mites, pesticides, increased solar radiation, global warming and GM crops. However, many question remain unanswered and more research is needed to conclusively determine the cause(s). To further spotlight the issue, the Haagen-Dazs brand launched a new honey bee-dedicated flavor on February 19th called Vanilla Honey Bee with the proceeds going to help fund CCD research.
That cell phone thing is very controversial. A parasite seems to be more likely.
But $250,000 is a ridiculously small amount to spend on a problem with such huge implications.
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That's all they need?
Hell, even a not-so-rich person could pull that out of their pocket!
R. Richard
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In the area where I live, any number of people make their living by farming. For many of the farmers the need for bee pollination is critical. Many of the farmers hire [I think] bee keepers to bring mobil bee hives to their fields. The bees then fly about the fields and per the bees, gather honey making material or, per the farmers, pollinate the crop. [Each point of view has its merits.]
Perhaps a partial answer to the disappearing bee problem can be obtained from this [from Wiki]:
In 1989, following Hurricane Hugo, massive aerial applications for mosquitoes were done in South Carolina. The following year, watermelon growers who did not place beehives in the fields, observed the fruit begin to develop, then abort, or develop into small deformed fruit. There were entire fields that never yielded a single usable melon. Some growers went out of business; others began to seriously manage pollination. Since beekeepers were also heavily damaged by the mosquito spraying, the supply of bees for pollination was critically short for several years.
Perhaps a partial answer to the disappearing bee problem can be obtained from this [from Wiki]:
In 1989, following Hurricane Hugo, massive aerial applications for mosquitoes were done in South Carolina. The following year, watermelon growers who did not place beehives in the fields, observed the fruit begin to develop, then abort, or develop into small deformed fruit. There were entire fields that never yielded a single usable melon. Some growers went out of business; others began to seriously manage pollination. Since beekeepers were also heavily damaged by the mosquito spraying, the supply of bees for pollination was critically short for several years.
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