News: Bee’s Around the Globe Are Disappearing
From MSNBC.COM:
Vanishing honeybees mystify scientists
Some beekeepers are losing 50 percent of their bees to disorder
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.
The phenomenon was first noticed late last year in the United States, where honeybees are used to pollinate $15 billion worth of fruits, nuts and other crops annually. Disappearing bees also have been reported in Europe and Brazil.
(more here)
Aurora — On 4-24-2007 at 12:56 pm
Hello! this is fucking crazy scary!! has anyone else seen any further coverage of this topic?
restless — On 4-24-2007 at 3:07 pm
Um, Aurora: I posted almost the same news about a week ago… on goofyblog.
Aurora — On 4-26-2007 at 11:10 am
Restless, are you activly trying to sound snarky, or are you agreeing with me? I don’t understand. Also, I don’t spend a lot of time on Goofyblog, so I’m not always totally up to date on the topic du jour. Thanks! ^_^
restless — On 4-26-2007 at 12:02 pm
Aurora, your post asked the question “has anyone else seen any further coverage of this topic?” 7 days ago I posted, “Text Someone, Kill a Bee Colony.” (www.goofyblog.net/text-someone-kill-a-bee-colony/). Do you consider it snarky to point that out? You can find info on disappearing bees worldwide, the affect it may have on the world food supply and the curious correlation with cell phone usage in my article. Happy reading!