Colony Collapse Disorder: Honeybees as "the Last Canary in the Coal Mine"
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added 2007 Sat Jun 16 7:00:00 by unknown user
Honeybees -- the hard-working pollinators that are a cornerstone of the human food supply -- are dying in the millions. Article discusses Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which some scientists are calling "Bee AIDS."
Honeybees -- the hard-working pollinators that are a cornerstone of the human food supply -- are dying in the millions. Article discusses Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which some scientists are calling "Bee AIDS."
added 2007 Wed May 16 22:31:49 by pawfoots
"I had 45 colonies last year and had only two left this spring," said Bennett. "Then the queens in those died and I bought more queens and they died in just the past two weeks."
"I had 45 colonies last year and had only two left this spring," said Bennett. "Then the queens in those died and I bought more queens and they died in just the past two weeks."
added 2007 Fri May 4 17:48:17 by pawfoots
Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet.
Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet.
added 2007 Fri May 4 17:08:29 by _kam0_
Among the various mythologies of the apocalypse, fear of insect plagues has always loomed larger than fear of species loss. But this may change, as a strange new plague is wiping out our honey bees one hive at a time. It has been named Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, by the apiculturalists and apiarists who are scrambling to understand and hopefu
Among the various mythologies of the apocalypse, fear of insect plagues has always loomed larger than fear of species loss. But this may change, as a strange new plague is wiping out our honey bees one hive at a time. It has been named Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD, by the apiculturalists and apiarists who are scrambling to understand and hopefu
Honeybee die-off threatens food supply - Yahoo! News
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added 2007 Wed May 2 22:25:59 by capn_caveman
The sudden disappearance of one-quarter of America's honeybees has brought out some strange ideas and downright myths.
The sudden disappearance of one-quarter of America's honeybees has brought out some strange ideas and downright myths.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 3:37:36 by Fedquip
A fungus that caused widespread loss of bee colonies in Europe and Asia may be playing a crucial role in the mysterious phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder that is wiping out bees across the United States, UC San Francisco researchers said Wednesday.
A fungus that caused widespread loss of bee colonies in Europe and Asia may be playing a crucial role in the mysterious phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder that is wiping out bees across the United States, UC San Francisco researchers said Wednesday.
added 2007 Thu Apr 26 18:18:24 by KelLuv
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's bee farmers are feeling the sting of lost business and possible crop danger after millions of the honey-making, plant-pollinating insects vanished during volatile weather, media and experts said on Thursday.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's bee farmers are feeling the sting of lost business and possible crop danger after millions of the honey-making, plant-pollinating insects vanished during volatile weather, media and experts said on Thursday.
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 17:28:56 by _kam0_
The headlines were catchy, the subject compelling and, in some cases, the newspapers well respected. But they all failed to mention that the experiments did not use cellphones!
The headlines were catchy, the subject compelling and, in some cases, the newspapers well respected. But they all failed to mention that the experiments did not use cellphones!
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added 2007 Sun Apr 22 16:58:48 by TechnologyExpert
Go to work, come home. Go to work, come home. Go to work -- and vanish without a trace. Billions of bees have done just that, leaving the crop fields they are supposed to pollinate, and scientists are mystified about why.
Go to work, come home. Go to work, come home. Go to work -- and vanish without a trace. Billions of bees have done just that, leaving the crop fields they are supposed to pollinate, and scientists are mystified about why.
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 0:31:22 by GregD
Beekeepers nationwide are opening their hives and finding them empty, a baffling phenomenon that has researchers scratching their heads and farmers worrying about their crops.
Beekeepers nationwide are opening their hives and finding them empty, a baffling phenomenon that has researchers scratching their heads and farmers worrying about their crops.
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 9:28:35 by tomboy501
Scientists are putting forward the theory that radiation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world - the abrupt disappearance of the bees that pollinate crops.
Scientists are putting forward the theory that radiation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world - the abrupt disappearance of the bees that pollinate crops.
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 19:49:54 by populist
A mysterious decimation of bee populations has German beekeepers worried, while a similar phenomenon in the United States is gradually assuming catastrophic proportions. The consequences for agriculture and the economy could be enormous.
A mysterious decimation of bee populations has German beekeepers worried, while a similar phenomenon in the United States is gradually assuming catastrophic proportions. The consequences for agriculture and the economy could be enormous.
added 2007 Sun Mar 18 22:00:08 by Itsmybank
"How much of our food production do we want to turn over to other countries that might be friendly now and not friendly in the future? The federal government is looking at this and my question is: Are honey bees the canary in the coal mine? What are honey bees trying to tell us that we humans should be paying more attention to?" - Jer
"How much of our food production do we want to turn over to other countries that might be friendly now and not friendly in the future? The federal government is looking at this and my question is: Are honey bees the canary in the coal mine? What are honey bees trying to tell us that we humans should be paying more attention to?" - Jer
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 19:52:24 by capn_caveman
Undertaker bees, the queens who were called kings, how honey helps wounds...
Undertaker bees, the queens who were called kings, how honey helps wounds...
added 2007 Mon Feb 12 0:38:33 by pagey
Scientists are trying to determine the cause of a mystery illness that's killing thousands of honeybee colonies across the country.
Scientists are trying to determine the cause of a mystery illness that's killing thousands of honeybee colonies across the country.
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 20:31:04 by ppoff
A guy and his brother fight a nest of a few thousand bees with all sorts of rediculous flaming contraptions to avoid having to pay an exterminator...This is HILARIOUS.
A guy and his brother fight a nest of a few thousand bees with all sorts of rediculous flaming contraptions to avoid having to pay an exterminator...This is HILARIOUS.
added 2006 Sun Aug 6 1:58:13 by sepintx
Montana researchers' vision of honeybees swarming across a field to detect landmines in Afghanistan or roadside bombs in Iraq may get a $5 million boost after Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., included the funding in a Defense Department spending bill.
Montana researchers' vision of honeybees swarming across a field to detect landmines in Afghanistan or roadside bombs in Iraq may get a $5 million boost after Sen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., included the funding in a Defense Department spending bill.
added 2006 Thu Aug 3 18:17:46 by capn_caveman
A teenage driver crashed into a hollow tree and stirred up tens of thousands of angry honey bees, creating a swarm that sent her and nine others to the hospital.
A teenage driver crashed into a hollow tree and stirred up tens of thousands of angry honey bees, creating a swarm that sent her and nine others to the hospital.
