Bees play a central role in our food supply. Congress has held hearings on the issue of vanishing honeybees, but needs to take quick action to support further scientific research into Colony Collapse Disorder, and help beekeepers affected by the disorder to revive their hives so our crops can keep growing.
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It’s one thing to casually notice that we, the human race, face extinction with a dwindling supply of honey bees, but more importantly, our ice cream flavors are so threatened that Baskin-Robbins may be forced to change it’s slogan to “19 Flavors.”
“Haagen-Dazs is warning that a creature as small as a honeybee could become a […]
CCD became a matter of concern in the winter of 2006-2007 when some beekeepers began reporting losses of 30 to 90 percent of their hives. While colony losses are not unexpected during winter weather, the magnitude and rapidity of loss suffered by some beekeepers was highly unusual.
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Interesting podcast covering Colony Collapse Disorder. Don’t miss.
In the United States, half a million to a million colonies out of a total 2.4 million colonies have died this winter. Both tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi) and varroa mites (Varroa destructor) have threatened the bee industry since the 1980s, causing similar catastrophic die-offs to bee populations in the winters of 1995-96 and 2000-01. The […]
Are Mobile Phones Wiping Out Our Bees?
The Independent. (U.K.)
A report from Landau University, Germany, concerning a study where honey bees failed to return to their hives when mobile phones were placed nearby. This article also reports on the spread of colony collapse disorder to Europe.
Bees Vanish, and Scientists Race for Reasons
The New York Times.
A report […]