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Thanks for shedding light on a very major problem.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on July 21, 2009 at 2:24 PM
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to bee or not to bee- disgusting cliche but suddenly scary. and suddenly i am thankful for the massive beehive we see hanging from the top floor of a little used commercial building nearby. i don't mind staying in to be safe from them, as long they are safe outside. hmmm. that was something to think about.
posted by
bythewindowsill
on July 21, 2009 at 12:04 PM
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How strange! Perhaps they are suffering from stress too, like the rest of us?
posted by
elinjo
on July 20, 2009 at 10:32 PM
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This summer, we've had problems with large swarms of bees in strange places, such as the Royals Baseball Stadium during games, the top of a parking garage at The Plaza, etc. It seems they were out galavanting around instead of being in the hives where they were supposed to be.
posted by
TAPS.
on July 20, 2009 at 9:35 PM
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Re: Elinjo
Thank you WileyJohn that would be interesting.
posted by
elinjo
on July 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM
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Elinjo
I wish I had cut out an article I read somewhere in the past few weeks that disputed the claims of the bees disappearing. Apparently, that is not entirely true and I'll try and see if I can find something else out.
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 20, 2009 at 7:38 PM
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Pray for the bees
I pray that the bees in this world will continue to be. Great post, Betty and something for us to think about.
posted by
Hackthorne19
on July 20, 2009 at 6:21 PM
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Thanks for sharing the info ....
posted by
afzal50
on July 20, 2009 at 6:02 PM
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Re: I love petting the fat and fuzzy bumble bees (without getting sting, of
I don't know Ariala. It seems that there are lots of theories in circulation, but nothing really decisive. Perhaps a combination of factors?
posted by
elinjo
on July 20, 2009 at 9:34 AM
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Without bees there can be no pollination for food. BillJRoost
posted by
BC-A
on July 20, 2009 at 7:39 AM
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never thought about them in that mannner before
posted by
Lanetay
on July 20, 2009 at 7:09 AM
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I love petting the fat and fuzzy bumble bees (without getting sting, of
course)
I am concerned with this problem and also heard it has to do with the cell phone frequencies killing them off??
posted by
Ariala
on July 20, 2009 at 4:47 AM
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I read somewhere that all the pollinators are in decline, other
bees than the honeybees, butterflies, etc. I don't think people, farmers and those in direct contact with orchards, vinyards, cornfields, etc., have the energy or the range to be effective substitutes for this vital task. Without bees, nothing that flowers reproduces. There'll be no peaches, no fresh peach ice cream. We'll all wither on the vine.
posted by
Pat_B
on July 20, 2009 at 4:45 AM
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Yes, the bee situation is worrying here in the UK. I too have heard scary stories about the demise of humanity if the bess disappear - somehting to do with being unable to pollinate our crops without bees and therefore no food for us humans.
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on July 20, 2009 at 12:32 AM
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we have huge lovely bees here in our little slice of heaven. I never saw
such big bees and they are very placid. I just love them. Perhaps they are immune to the worlds disasters. I do hope so.
posted by
Kabu
on July 19, 2009 at 9:58 PM
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