"Bees are on the what now?"

[vfx]

On LA Craig's List

Please Stop Smart Electric Meters

They are killing our bees.

 

[dpeilow]

BBC News - Southampton scientists probe link between diesel and bee decline

 

[TEG]

10 million bees deaths reported in Florida | TG Daily

By the way, would one of the moderators consider renaming this topic?
I never really got the title that was created when this was split off from somewhere else.

Perhaps "Bee colony collapse disorder" ?

 

[dpeilow]

SETAC Workshop on Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators

 

[dpeilow]

Mystery of the disappearing bees: Solved! | The Great Debate

 

[ElSupreme]

Mystery of the disappearing bees: Solved! | The Great Debate

Reading that article made me think "And we weren't expecting anything to go wrong???".

I kind of wonder how those bees could handle half of that.

 

[neroden]

I'm told that organic beekeepers who are surrounded by nothing but organic farms for many miles find that their bees are still doing OK. Sadly, very very few are in this position.

 

[doug]

I'm told that organic beekeepers who are surrounded by nothing but organic farms for many miles find that their bees are still doing OK. Sadly, very very few are in this position.

What about the inorganic beekeepers?

 

[bonnie]

No colony collapse disorder here. My bees are doing well - just harvested the first honey (I let them winter with what they make in the summer, then take it late spring, early summer. I don't have to feed them then.) Definitely a morning of conquering fears.

Here's a pic of a hive with all but the bottom super removed (non-toxic fume board encouraged them to vacate):

And another of the beautiful honeycomb I removed (have about 30 lbs of honey):

 

[ElSupreme]

Bonnie what do your neighbors think about your bees? Or are they too far away to notice?

 

[bonnie]

I live in a semi-rural area (meaning, next to the city, but everyone in the neighborhood lives on 2 to 5 acres with a cow or two scattered about). The hives are far enough off the road that, while the hives can be seen, bee traffic isn't a big deal. So no concerns from neighbors. So far.

 

[vfx]

What are your cow names?

 

[bonnie]

The cows aren't mine ... I don't know their names. But they've come to visit a couple of times when their gate was left open. That was fun!

 

[vfx]

The cows aren't mine ....

So what are your bee's names?

 

[ChadS]

They are all named Melissa, of course.

 

[bonnie]

Oh, good one! I've just been referring to them as 'the girls' or 'those in service to the Queen'.

Will be 'the Melissas' going forward. Thanks, Chad.

 

[doug]

Honeybee decline linked to killer virus | Environment | guardian.co.uk

"This work provides clear evidence that, of all the suggested mechanisms of honeybee loss, virus infection brought in by mite infestation is a major player in the decline," said Ian Jones, at the University of Reading, who was not involved in the work. But Martin noted that the weakening of colonies through lack of food or the presence of damaging pesticides would make them more vulnerable to infestation.

 

[dpeilow]

Bees are on the PHEV now.

 

[S'toon]

Bees are on the PHEV now.

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A Mitsubishi fit for a queen. Why 20K bees couldn't leave this SUV alone

Bees chase car for 2 days to rescue queen - CNN.com