well, i've done some reading on this, and nobody, not any scientist, knows why, all of a sudden, this year, so many bees just are dead when they open up their box houses.
what do you think has killed so many of them off, this particular year?
it's more dangerous that many of us realize: already, what with the central valley of CA, a major crop spot, facing spring, right now, there are not enough bees to pollinate, for example, almond trees. they don't know what happened to them all in FL either. already they say that if it doesn't stop, RIGHT NOW, that we will lose 1/3 of our crops! can you imagine? we are the breadbasket of the world! already, due to gas prices, we can't find food on sale. if we lose so many crops, what do you think will happen?
albert einstein said that if the bees go, we will follow them in 4 years... tell me if you know why that is true.
where else in the world are they simply falling dead? WHY???
we are only NOW seeing how curative bee products r!
2007-04-03 14:21:20 · 15 answers · asked by Louiegirl_Chicago 5 in Environment
who here thinks that we have a different way to pollinate the crop plants? do you know how it is done? do you think we can duplicate it?
how important do you think every species of living things is? do you dislike insects or spiders? if so, do you think it would be wise to kill them all? what about an ugly, slimy garden slug? should we stomp on them whenever they appear?
bee death, i don't think, can be attributed to global warming, not in the space of only one year. so what do you think is going on?
yes, bees' products are AMAZINGLY curative! the one chapstick product that actually does the job is burt's bees lip stick. royal jelly, food for the queen, used in very few (because it's so hard to get it) cosmetics, makes the best of them, such as wrinkle preventer. and believe it or not: if you like sugar in your coffee, try honey for about 10 days. you will never go back to that refined stuff again!
where else in the world are the bees dead this year???
2007-04-03 14:26:59 · update #1
I originally heard that they were found outside the hive dead and that could be explained by hornets attacking them as they are deadly enemies and will wipe out bees. If they are found inside and out with the honey still intacted in the hive then its something else. I would suspect genetically altered crops, and the pollen is highly toxic to the bees or they cannot digest the altered pollen.
2007-04-03 16:33:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Called CCS by scientist and entomologists the honey bee issue is a real and major issue for farmers and consumers alike. There is no known cause (yet) but some of the nations top minds are working on the issue to discern why. However I can hazzard a guess that the answer will be one that farmers and consumers won't like. (we killed the bees) By using pesticides and chemicals on our crops and gardens we have created plants and virus' that are stronger and affect other species more than they would have 10 or even 5 yrs ago. Our insecent need to control nature has caused problems that we have been realizing since the mid 50's and if we as a species do not change our methods of manufacture and our lifestyles of decadence we will undoubtedly see more collapses of species and our world will be forever changed (not for the good either)
2007-04-03 15:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
well i have actually been doing some research on this topic as well, and have found one of the theories to be simpler than most people think. When scientists began producing genetically modified plants and livestock, we were all caught thinking, "Great! More nutrients, less pesticides, no world hunger due to increased food production!" Yes, this idea seems to have finally bitten us in the rear.
Genetically modified plants are now created resistant to bacteria, stronger, larger, and engineered to produce insecticides. However, these insecticides, meant for harmful insects that damage the plant, have no discretion. These insecticides have started killing off beneficial insects as well, most importantly, bees that pollinate plants. If GM plants continue to flourish, our population may not.
2007-04-03 15:48:23 · answer #3 · answered by chachacha345 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
There is a plague of mites that is killing off huge numbers of bees and threatening bee populations everywhere.
Your paragraph about pollination in California is the reason why it is so critical to have bees. Without pollination, fruits will not form. On many plants, bees pick up pollin (which is the animal equivalent of sperm) and carry it to other plants where it is dropped and the seeds (equivalent of animal eggs) are pollinated (or fertilized in the animal equivalent).
The bee products, made of honey, are not nearly as critical to us as the bee pollination abilities.
2007-04-03 14:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by Joan H 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, technically, yes. If a bee stung another bee, it would lose its stinger and most likely die. The stung bee would most likely also die due to the large wound from the stinger. But a bee stinging another bee is highly unlikely. This is not to say bees do not fight. Often hives will foster two queens, who will fight to the death to decide who gets to queen the new hive. But they bite and smash into each other, not sting each other.
2016-05-17 02:38:41 · answer #5 · answered by paris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I've heaard that this could be an unknown pathogenn (e.g., a virus). Other hypotheses are that some form of environmental contaminent may be responsible. Problem with that idea is that it should be something localized--a new chemical simply wouldn't be all that widespread in most cses--so it would have to be something very unsual.
In other words, its anybody's guess right now.
2007-04-03 14:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
most people think that its a virus but do to construction some bees can not find food to eat and out of desperation they will kill the queen bee and without her the colony will die or they move on and find a new queen and kill some other bees so they will have less mouths to feed
2007-04-03 17:47:42 · answer #7 · answered by gboro14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Je-zus! I really do not have an answer, but I felt I should interject the possibility of global warming having yet another adverse effect on our lives!
EEEsh!
2007-04-03 19:02:03 · answer #8 · answered by Sha-na-na 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most honey bee's a descended from European Bee's. I suspect with little genetic diversity that any plight will be hard felt and wide spread.
2007-04-03 23:45:14 · answer #9 · answered by Red 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
uhh. i was gonna say global warming. but u said this yr. well the weather where i live has been on and off with coolness and warmth so that could be a factor
2007-04-04 07:24:20 · answer #10 · answered by imputh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋