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Climate change is making bees wake up earlier and it could spell disaster
Yahoo! News ^ | July 11, 2023 | by Rob Waugh

Posted on 07/11/2023 6:40:54 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

British bees are ‘waking up’ early due to climate change and emerging from their nests at the wrong time, which could threaten the pollination of crucial crops.

The research, the largest of its kind in the UK, found that for every one degree Celsius rise in temperature caused by climate change, wild bees, such as bumblebees, emerge from their nests 6.5 days earlier on average.

The researchers warn that this may mean that bees lose sync with the plants on which they depend, meaning there may be less food for them to consume.

This means bees may not have the energy to pollinate crops effectively or may miss the blossom completely.

PhD researcher Chris Wyver, of the University of Reading's School of Agriculture, said: "Rising temperatures are making life tougher for bees.

"Warmer conditions mean bees emerge from hibernation earlier, but there may not be enough food to provide energy for them when they start buzzing about."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britishbees; globalwarming; hoax; propaganda; socialism
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To: dfwgator

I hate woke bees.


41 posted on 07/11/2023 8:45:28 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: nickcarraway

42 posted on 07/11/2023 8:47:32 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The weather in Idaho has been cooler and wetter this year. It was early June before my daffodils emerged from the soil. My strawberry patch is very sparse. There is exactly ONE red, ripening strawberry in the patch as of July 10th. A smaller number of tiny green ones are trying hard. Normally, I would have a quart of ripe strawberries to harvest from that patch by this point in the year. My apricot tree has exactly ZERO fruit this year. The Macintosh and Granny Smith apple trees have sparse fruit. We won't have 3 bushel baskets of apples this year. Perhaps 1/4 bushel total from the two trees. The Italian plum held its dead leaves from the Fall and the new leaves of Spring emerged along with the dead ones. Fruit is sparse on the Italian plum this year. The cherry tree has pretty good fruit. It should generate a quart of ripe cherries by mid August.

The warm weather came late this year to SE Idaho. It was July before we broke 90 degrees. The high to date has been 96. The daylight is shortening now. I don't expect to need the air conditioning for more than a couple more weeks this year.

43 posted on 07/11/2023 8:53:39 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: butlerweave
Well the trees haven’t noticed any climate change the leaves come out and drop off at the same time every year

In SE Idaho, the leaves turned brown right on schedule, but never dropped off the trees. Instead of naked, bare branches all Winter, we had trees covered in brown leaves. Spring arrived late. The leafing out of the deciduous trees was delayed and many had new foliage competing with the tenaciously clinging brown leaves.

44 posted on 07/11/2023 8:57:04 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Ge0ffrey

Bumblebees are what I see most of .Some honey bees. If you wants bees , plant flowers that they like .

There are a bunch of other mini pollinators out there too. The bumblebees are well represented,as there are hundreds of species.


45 posted on 07/11/2023 9:02:24 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

My bees are active all the time.


46 posted on 07/11/2023 9:36:16 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (D.I.S.T.R.A.C.T.I.O.N.S.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Since bees have been around for millions of years and have done quite well through several ice ages and warming periods, I figure they are very adaptable. If they weren’t, we wouldn’t have bees.


47 posted on 07/11/2023 10:51:01 AM PDT by Flint
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To: hanamizu

Good observation. I hadn’t thought of that.


48 posted on 07/11/2023 12:28:01 PM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: nickcarraway

Hmmm. I read your response about pollinating several ways. Interesting question no matter how I examine it.


49 posted on 07/11/2023 12:30:03 PM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I bet this idiot wouldn't know an apiary if he were standing in the middle of it.

We just had a great Spring honey harvest. In Central Texas.

BTW it's hot here.

50 posted on 07/11/2023 1:59:12 PM PDT by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Hungry killer bees will eat you.


51 posted on 07/11/2023 2:33:14 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So set out a plate of SUGAR WATER you DUMBASS, bees love it and it gives them a sugar rush!


52 posted on 07/13/2023 9:40:32 PM PDT by 5th MEB
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