"Some day those who harbor and control the bees will be the ones who have the power over the rest of the world. Without the bees we cannot live, they polinate the vegetation, hence they help to feed us and they help provide us with air to breath. The bees would be much more valuable in the near future then the oil which only feeds the greed, for we don't need oil to sustain our lives."
~N. Moore
“Researchers are concerned that the loss of pollinators could eventually lead to food shortages. According to the U.N., 70 percent of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the world's food are pollinated by bees.”
"The number of managed honey bee colonies [in the U.S.] has dropped from 5 million in the 1940s to only 2.5 million today. At the same time, the call for hives to supply pollination service has continued to climb. This means honey bee colonies are trucked farther and more often than ever before," the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture states on its website.
A semi-trailer truck hauling 460 beehives overturned Sunday afternoon on an interstate near St. George, Utah, releasing a swarm of 25 million bees into the air. Several people were stung, including the truck driver, his passenger and those helping out at the scene of the accident.
http://news.yahoo.com/why-many-bee-carrying-trucks-crashing-205403620.html
Since it was recognized in 2006, colony collapse disorder has destroyed colonies at a rate of about 30 percent a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Before that, losses were about 15 percent a year from pests and diseases. No one has determined its cause, but most researchers point to a combination of factors, including pesticide contamination, poor nutrition and bee diseases.
http://news.yahoo.com/fewer-bees-us-threat-worlds-almond-supply-190614961--finance.html
"Besides making honey, honeybees pollinate more than 90 flowering crops. Among them are a variety of fruits and vegetables: apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, citrus fruit and cranberries. About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination."
"It affects virtually every American whether they realize it or not," said EPA acting administrator Bob Perciasepe.
"It's not a simple situation. If it were one factor we would have identified it by now,"
University of Maryland entomologist David Inouye, who was not part of the federal report, said he agrees that there are multiple causes.
http://weather.yahoo.com/feds-many-causes-dramatic-bee-disappearance-152605922.html
~N. Moore
“Researchers are concerned that the loss of pollinators could eventually lead to food shortages. According to the U.N., 70 percent of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the world's food are pollinated by bees.”
"The number of managed honey bee colonies [in the U.S.] has dropped from 5 million in the 1940s to only 2.5 million today. At the same time, the call for hives to supply pollination service has continued to climb. This means honey bee colonies are trucked farther and more often than ever before," the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture states on its website.
A semi-trailer truck hauling 460 beehives overturned Sunday afternoon on an interstate near St. George, Utah, releasing a swarm of 25 million bees into the air. Several people were stung, including the truck driver, his passenger and those helping out at the scene of the accident.
http://news.yahoo.com/why-many-bee-carrying-trucks-crashing-205403620.html
Since it was recognized in 2006, colony collapse disorder has destroyed colonies at a rate of about 30 percent a year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Before that, losses were about 15 percent a year from pests and diseases. No one has determined its cause, but most researchers point to a combination of factors, including pesticide contamination, poor nutrition and bee diseases.
This year, experts say, the die-off has been as high as 40 to 50 percent for some beekeepers.
"We have smaller populations in the hives and higher winter losses," said Eric Mussen, a bee specialist at the entomology department of University of California, Davis. "Bees across the country are not in as good a shape as last year. When you stress them far enough, the bees just give in."http://news.yahoo.com/fewer-bees-us-threat-worlds-almond-supply-190614961--finance.html
"Besides making honey, honeybees pollinate more than 90 flowering crops. Among them are a variety of fruits and vegetables: apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, citrus fruit and cranberries. About one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination."
"It affects virtually every American whether they realize it or not," said EPA acting administrator Bob Perciasepe.
"It's not a simple situation. If it were one factor we would have identified it by now,"
University of Maryland entomologist David Inouye, who was not part of the federal report, said he agrees that there are multiple causes.
http://weather.yahoo.com/feds-many-causes-dramatic-bee-disappearance-152605922.html
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