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Patty
Half-elven
Oct 13 2007, 7:37pm
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Very OT: Have you noticed a decline in the numbers of honeybees?
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I just saw where PBS is airing a show called "Silence of the Bees" on October 28th. Apparently it is not known why, but honeybee numbers have diminished very drastically over the past 3-4 years, prompting a good deal of concern for this little critters that pollinate our vegetables, fruits and nuts. I must say I had noticed there didn't seem to be as many of them myself, but I didn't attach any problem to it until I saw an advertisement for this episode on their "Nature " series and did an on-line search for more information. Many things are being considered for blame, and one of them is cell phones causing the bees to become unsure of how to return to their hives (and their food source, the made up honey). As the beekeepers are not finding dead bodies, simply nobody home in the hive (except the queen and some young workers) it's like the epidemic viruses or mites also suspected may not be the cause. They are calling it the AIDS of the bee world. And Albert Einstein apparently once said something to the effect that if the honeybees died out, mankind would have about 4 years to live (since they have such an impact on our food.) Of course, many years have passed since he said that, and I expect nowadays we could manage to pollinate the food another way--still...
Seems very interesting. I will be watching.
For Gondor!
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Very OT: Have you noticed a decline in the numbers of honeybees?
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Patty
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Oct 13 2007, 7:37pm
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more recent news
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Corvar
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Oct 13 2007, 8:56pm
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Although
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Ataahua
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Oct 13 2007, 9:10pm
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It just seems that if it were some disease...
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Patty
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Oct 13 2007, 11:33pm
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I've moved around quite a bit so I couldn't tell you.
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GaladrielTX
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Oct 13 2007, 8:56pm
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Lots of factors at work
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Idril Celebrindal
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Oct 13 2007, 9:40pm
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I saw maybe 2 bees this whole summer. It is linked with EMF
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Mar
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Oct 13 2007, 11:19pm
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Nope, we still have tons here.
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Farawyn
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Oct 14 2007, 12:49am
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I noticed this summer in Ohio
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a.s.
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Oct 14 2007, 1:04am
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Well, he may have been right for technology's status at his time ...
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Patty
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Oct 14 2007, 1:26am
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They have all moved to my house.
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Oct 14 2007, 7:01pm
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I've also heard
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grammaboodawg
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Oct 16 2007, 4:46pm
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Yes! Hornets...
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Ciars
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Oct 16 2007, 5:56pm
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