And yet, they can IGNORE what Bio-fuel production is doing to our food prices? Clueless.
Foodie/Gardening Ping!
Honey bees, an introduced species, are not the only pollinators.
I am not an entomologist, but I hope someone who has much more knowledge than I will comment on this. Is it truly as bad as they claim, or are the Rats just trying to get everyone stirred up, as they did with the recent tomato/Salmonella thing?
They drowned?
If the sun doesn’t wake up, we will have a crisis we cannot ignore.
Gee, another harbinger of the end of civilization, just like the ominous frog die off stories a few years back.
This is a serious problem, as it has a huge impact on agricultural production. The root of the problem is most likely that the commercial transport of bees has reached extreme levels, resulting in the bees simply being psychologically stressed beyond the breaking point and/or the wide spread of an as-yet-unidentified virus or fungus that’s damaging the bees. Bees were not meant to be trucked hundreds of miles every few days, let loose in a an unfamiliar field, and then trucked off again. Hopefully, the main problem is psychological stress, since that could be solved by farmers beginning to keep their own bees or local beekeepers springing up to fill the void. If the cause is a disease that has already been spread all over the country, this is really a crisis and a big investment in identifying the disease agent is urgently needed.
After not seeing many honey bees for a couple years, I’m am spotting them on clover in fields around here this yesr. There seem to be more bumble bees too.
Gardening List PING!!!!!
Understatement.
I have seen honey bees visiting the clover in my yard but the only bees visiting my garden area are Bumble Bees. Wonder if the honey bees have specialized?
you dont think the trees and grass are going to turn against us and make us kill ourselves do you?
I am showing how much I don't know about bees but when we lived in the country I noticed bees in my yard but not that many. Then a huge pecan tree in our yard fell down in a storm and I discovered a GIANT hive of bees had been there for years, honey comb was everywhere. They moved someplace close I imagine, maybe the lost bees are doing that too.
Maybe it's a “Take This Job and Shove It” kinda thing. LOL!
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This isn't new. I used to eat it back in the 80s, only it was called honey vanilla. They discontinued it until now. I recently devoured a pint of it. It's awesome!