Bee rapture??? What do you think about the huge numbers of bees dying or disappearing from hives?

Question

Bees have been dying off in huge numbers, so estimate that 70% of bee populations have died recently.
I have heard various theories on colony collapse including parasites affecting them, cell phone transmissions confusing their signals to the hive, pollution, etc.

I went and talked to a bee keeper who said the answer is much simpler - greed. Some beekeepers primarily make money off delivering hives to crop growers who need pollinators. They are not using the hives primarily for honey, and are bringing these hives of bees all over the country to pollinate whatever is in season at that time so they might move the hives from oranges to cherries to apples to clover etc. The hives are not living in one spot long enough to become well established. Then as they grow, they are deviding the hives with an immature queen instead of waiting and devided the hives properly. All of this is stressing the bees too much and causing a collapse of the hive because it is destroying the bees.

Answer 1

That answer may constitute why there are fewer bee hives for hire, but that doesn't answer the question as to why all bees, wild and "farm" raised, are dying off.

Answer 2

hi Paps, ok, in Australia we would use a frag grenade in a topic like this, even however I observe you pick the honeycomb....and specific the homestead, i will comprehend that..... So plan B could contain a severe tension water blaster, a NASA area tournament, a french teddy, a Catherine Zeta Jones and a severe-high quality Cuban cigar. approach: in high quality condition the Zeta to stated NASA tournament,.. (you will be able to choose somebody who's experienced at getting an offended cat right into a small field to end this.) ..initiate the water blaster, shove the tournament and the blaster in the direction of the hive, close the door securely, retire to the gentleman's residing room and wait. The aforementioned extra kit is for the celebratory celebrations in a while. (playstation . get rid of the NASA thingie first) Sorry Papa, i replaced into merely kidding there... call Yogi undergo. .

Answer 3

We didn't listen to eco-scientists 10 years ago, when they warned of rapid sharp pollinating bee populations (that's a mouthful said) that could evolve into a level of global crisis.

Well....we're listening now....and immediate, effective logical action is demanded.

The best approach should have been addressed 10 years ago--logically and analytically; with respect to the domino effect each idea presented carries, until a plausible (or best) solution is found, agreed upon and acted on. Given our current goverment track record of INEPTNESS this year....I'm feeling stressed; another Bush epic blunder is the LAST thing this planet needs.

I pray NASA whiz-bang space science techonology can come in a pinch and really help us all out with solving the bee crisis.

If the bees become extinct, 7 of America's 60 agricultural crops VANISH completely.....time to get to work on this ASAP.

Answer 4

This is one of the many signs of Earth going into a warmer period. Frogs are being affected too. It's part of a natural cycle. We have to have faith that the Earth knows what she's doing.

It's also a sign of what happens when humans interfere with natural processes. We learnt a lesson here in Australia when we introduced rabbits during the colony days as a game animal. Once taken out of their natural environment their population exploded to plague proportions and endangered our native fauna and flora. Some bright spark thought to introduce foxes to take care of the problem but this made things worse when they ignored the fleet-footed rabbits and preyed on lambs and native fauna... We are still dealing with the problem today.
The moral of this, and the bee issue, is that we should work WITH nature and her rules or pay the consequences...

Answer 5

I am not going to part a theory up here, but I did see two queen bees working together to borrow through wood. I was amazed that they can dig through wood. But there it was two symmetrical circles in solid wood. It is kinda of sad when you see such dedication like that and the human race doesn't appreciate it. Bees give us up to a third of all our food.