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I just wonder how native fruit trees got pollinated before the European honeybee was introduced? Surely there was some type of native bee that pollinated them.
wow i had never even thought of that even when the bees haven't come back to our alleyway flowers, which in past years they always seemed to come and keep us out of our alleyway :P
Apparently, It definitely is a concern, and one that is concerning people all over the world.
Bees are a very important part of the ecosystem, and if they go, the world will see problems. I do hope it's not cell phone usage.
There's no evidence that cell phones are contributing to CCD. That comes from a small study showing that portable phone, not cell phone, EMR could damage bees' ability to learn where home is. This study was reported with some sensational headlines which started these rumors about cell phones.
Current (no pun intended) thinking is that it may be a combination of things including stress and a mite borne virus, but they haven't ruled out pesticides either.
Current (no pun intended) thinking is that it may be a combination of things including stress and a mite borne virus, but they haven't ruled out pesticides either.
This is what I have read and concluded - sadly there are many theories but no real certainty. And the problem is compounded by bee-keepers giving up their businesses. It could be another major addition to the already-growing fears for a global food crisis.
They are all on sabbittical. They will return with vengeance.
There was a great brief bit on the Colbert Report about the bees on Thursday (ThreatDown - Juicing Bulls, Squatter Bees & Rationed Rice | The Colbert Report | Comedy Central (http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=167063 - broken link) a little more than 3 minutes in, they're threat number 3)
Wow, I just saw a commercial to save the bees from Haagen Daz Ice Cream.
Funny you should mention that thought witchseavey, I was thinking something along those lines could be possible, not necessarily cell phones, but something man-made. Kind of like how sea life is thrown off course from the sonar of our military ships.
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