Colony Colapse Disorder

Tracy · #1 09-13-2008, 06:49 PM

For those of you interested in what I've been going on and on about lately.....

I've done just a little bit of research about why the bee population has been dwindling (Colony Colapse Disorder)and have come up with this

varroa mite parasite. Evidently this lovely creature feeds on the bee's bodily fluids and travels from hive to hive VERY rapidly.

http://www.hcn.org/issues/342/16891

http://www.startribune.com/business/11222981.html

Some scientists believe it could be some sort of contagious disease.

Mystery Bee Disappearances Sweeping U.S.

Pesticides

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/business/27bees.html

Stress Level of the bees. Evidentally beekeeper's transporting their bees all over the place can make them stressed which can lower their immunity

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/bu...l?pagewanted=2

These 60 Minutes videos are very interesting and informative as well:

hockey · #2 09-13-2008, 06:55 PM

LOL...I just replied in the text messaging thread about this. Very interesting. Thanks, DCG!

Pythoness · #3 09-15-2008, 01:08 PM

Every time I see a honey bee I check it for varroa mites.

There was a discussion about this a few months ago.

frogman68 · #4 09-15-2008, 02:43 PM

Thought I heard once the Bee's die off we (humans) will follow in a few days.

Myth or fact??

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Tracy · #5 09-15-2008, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pythoness

Every time I see a honey bee I check it for varroa mites.

There was a discussion about this a few months ago.

That sounds painful!

Thanks for the link Py!

Pythoness · #6 09-15-2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeCurlyGirl

That sounds painful!

Thanks for the link Py!

No problem. It's not painful, they don't sting me. If they did, I wouldn't do it, since they die once they sting.

hockey · #7 09-15-2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frogman68

Thought I heard once the Bee's die off we (humans) will follow in a few days.

Myth or fact??

Humans get approx 4 years... and it's a theory.

Tracy · #8 09-15-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frogman68

Thought I heard once the Bee's die off we (humans) will follow in a few days.

Myth or fact??

geez...you obviously didn't read my signature! Some say that Einstein said four years. Snopes says no.

M.Opaliski · #9 09-15-2008, 08:05 PM

AE wasn't any sort of Biologist, and even if it's something that can be attributed to him which has never been proven, it's speculation at best ...

*Some say that he said it, and there's no record of him having ever said it, anywhere, must be gospel