Really? I've only heard of this in passing.
Another media push-crisis?
How long before they declare this as proof of Global Warming?
Or perhaps, AIDS is migrating to bees. If only Ronald Reagan had...
Our colony eez muy bueno.
Global warming, no doubt about it. (It would be a very serious crisis if true)
I know a guy who lost a most of his this winter.
Just found em dead in the hives
see also:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1791756/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1787184/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1783102/posts
It's that damn DDT.
When will we ever learn?
Consider the source, CNN. I won't believe it until the Weather Channel reports it.
I have a patch of wildflowers [pink evening primrose] in full bloom beginning yesterday. Today I saw no honey bees. [Last year there were hundreds of bees coming and going.] I'm hoping that maybe the flowers, having just opened yesterday, haven't been discovered yet--it was cloudy today, so maybe the bees weren't out.
I did have loads of bumblebees at my wisteria vine this past week.
They say the disappearance of the honey bees is because of incecticides. I think the mercury and arsenic found in some of those jet (chem) trails may have something to do with it, too. 30 years ago few children suffered so many allergies and asthma. Today a great many of them do. Even older adults complain of respitory problems unrelated to heart or obesity today. The honey bees pollination is imperative for fruit and flower harvest. I hope they discover the cause of the disappearance soon.
They froze to death, global warming, you know.
I've heard this from some folks I know who keep bees. Either they have lost a lot or others they know have. The bee community is buzzing about this I guess you could say! Worrisome.
Very true and very troubling. No clues yet as to the source of the problem. This decline has been happening for years and is now epidemic. I am no entymologist, but it seems to coincide with the africanized bee scare.
I've got a bumper crop of wasps in and around my house. Hate the things. Is there any way we could trade them for bees? (Or can we take whatever is killing the bees and give it to the wasps?) Got stung in my bedroom at 6:30 in the morning last fall, and I am still on the warpath
That &^$% BUSH did it!
Bush lied, bee's died
Colony Collapse Disorder
New! Summary of Research on the Non-target Effects of Bt Corn Pollen on Honeybees (3/28/2007)
CCD Working Group Summary of Purpose and Responsibility
Fall Dwindle Disease (Now renamed Colony Collapse Disorder) Preliminary Report
Map of U.S. States Reporting Colony Collapse Disorder
New! CCD Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (3/2007)
New! Tentative Recommendations for Hives Experiencing CCD (3/9/2007)
Fall Dwindle Disease talk - Austin, Texas (2/07)
CCD Podcast: listen online by selecting "Browse all of Honey Bees in Crisis", and then click on "Colony Collapse Disorder". Or subscribe to the RSS feed for iTunes.
How beekeepers can help:
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Colony Collapse Disorder Press Release (1/30/2007)
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We lost 100% this winter. Of course, it's only 3, but the landowner also lost 3 of 4 hives. Prices are up substantially for new bees.
The enviro-wackos have cried "Wolf" over nothing so many times, a whole lot of people take this story with a grain of salt.
Unfortunately, this appears to be the real deal. And nobody seems to know what's causing the die-offs.
They are important, yes, but plants are pollinated by more than bees.
There are also very strong hives of Africanized honeybees showing increasing spread. (Despite all the hysteria.) They produce great quantities of honey, too.
I've noticed the honeybees in our area are quite healthy and increasing as of last year after a decrease in the population.
You can help by planting open-pollinator cultivars and by planting flowers in red/pink hues that bees prefer.
Another thing is to keep your use of pesticides down. I don't use any unless I have a severe infestation, but fortunately I've been able to take care of it before that point is reached.
It is real. Just keep your eyes open in the next few weeks, and you will see what I have noticed for the last 3 years.