The past year in America, at least 22 states have reported honey bee disappearances. Government and science authorities are calling it "Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)." Beekeepers have reported losses ranging from 60% to 100% of their bee colonies. As winter changes to spring and beekeepers in the colder Northeast can open their hives again, it's expected there will be many more empty hives.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Honey bees disappearing
Report by Linda Moulton Howe.
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Scariest theory I heard was that it could be due to a buildup of pesticides and other toxins we put on our crops that finally tip over a threshold value and kill or derange (or whatever) all the bees at once.h
The balance of nature is nothing to take for granted. Life is fragile and I wish that people would just get a clue.
I'm from Southern England, my father has been a bee keeper for over 40 years (amateur/hobby) and he has suddenly lost 7 out of 10 hives for the first time ever. He hasn't even found any remains. (It has been a mild winter too).
I have been wondering if it is possible that Monsanto and/or GMO could be one of the reasons? As you know, Monsanto pioneered its herbicides (Roundup, Lasso, and Machete) that kill all competing native grasses in the vicinity - and now we are reading that this herbicide is leaving residuals in the intestines of people who ingest food that has been grown around it. Could it be the same with honeybees? For after all, in 2004, according to the USDA, 13% of corn, 85% of soybean, and 60% of cotton were treated by Monsanto Roundup pesticides. Effects of human consumption are still unknown. What do you think? Are the combined effects merging out there somewhere in the environment and killing off natural life forms, including the honeybees? I offer this only as food for thought.
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