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As bees continue to die off, suspicion turns to chemically coated seeds and other factors
Berlin :: Germany | 9 days ago
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For Collin County commercial beekeeper John Talbert, the mysterious malady that is killing off bees means he’s keeping his hives close to home. "It’s like people and the swine flu: The more people you get together in one spot, the higher probability you’re...
Tags: collapse disorder, colony collapse, U.S. Agriculture Department, John Talbert, Germany, Berlin, Beekeeper, Apiary, Pesticide toxicity to bees, Colony collapse disorder, Beekeeping, European honey bee, Varroa destructor, Neonicotinoid
Outbreak of deadly bee mite 'inevitable'
Sydney :: Australia | 11 days ago
Credibility Australia's bees is considered to be among the world's cleanest and most delicious. The country is one of the last in the world to resist the insidious encroachment of the Varroa mite, a pinhead-sized insect that has devastated bee populations around...
Tags: Varroa, Australia, varroa mite, european honeybee, Sydney, Environment, Beekeeper, Mite, Colony collapse disorder, European honey bee, Beekeeping, Varroa destructor, Honey bee
Beekeepers Stung by Theft of Top-Value Hives
Charleston :: SC :: USA | 25 days ago
Credibility Baker had high hopes for his valuable hives as he readied them for the cross-country journey to California's almond groves. Instead, bandits stole nearly $10,000 worth of his brood. "It's like taking your heart out and expecting you to prosper," Baker...
Tags: West Virginia, California State Beekeepers Association, Mark C. Baker, Dion Ashurst, Patricia Johnson, Orin Johnson, Charleston, Brood, Colony collapse disorder, Honey bee, Honey, Beekeeping in the United States, Beekeeping, Beekeeper, Beehive
Cell Tower Complaint Filed With FCC on Behalf of Honey Bees
On October 28, 2009 a local Washington, DC area telecommunications services company executive filed an informal complaint with the FCC stating that the GSM mobile system is modulated at 217 HZ and interferes with the honeybee "natural" operating frequency...
Tags: cell, tower, complaint, fcc, honey bee, honey, bee, bees, frequency, colony collapse disorder, ccd
Should Politicians and Pesticide Regulators Face Penalties for Refusing to Protect Honeybees?
By Larry Powell As many of you will know, honeybees have, in recent years, been tragically and "mysteriously" disappearing around the world.I say "mysteriously" with some sarcasm, because pesticides are already known to be one of the factors. (A joint...
Tags: regulators, honeybees, pesticides, colony collapse disorder
Cell Phones Causing Food Shortages?
The epidemic Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) involving the abandonment of beehives by resident bees that struck much of America last fall is now being attributed by some scientists to cell phone use. These scientists suggest that the radiation from cell...
Tags: bees, food shortage, cell phones, radiation, colony collapse disorder
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