Is it true that bees are disappearing?

Question

Why?

Answer 1

It is called "colony collapse disorder", and might be caused by a virus.

Answer 2

Yes, they are; their demise can be attributed to cell (mobile) phones. Read the following excerpt.

During the final three months of 2006, a distressing number of honeybee colonies began to diminish from the United States, and beekeepers all over the country have reported unprecedented losses. According to scientists, the domesticated honeybee population has declined by about 50 percent in the last 50 years. Reports of similar losses to the honeybee population have been documented before in beekeeping literature, but are widely believed to have occurred at this scale previously only at a regional level. With outbreaks recorded as far back as 1896, this is regarded as the first national honeybee epidemic in U.S. history."

George Carlo, M.D., the celebrated author of "Cell Phones: Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age", commented that the constant electromagnetic background noise seems to disrupt intercellular communication within individual bees, such that many of them cannot find their way back to the hive. His conclusions are confirmed by a recent study conducted by three departments of Panjab University (India), which has found that cell phone towers - the dominant source of electromagnetic radiation in the city of Chandigarh - could well be the cause behind the mysterious disappearance of butterflies, some insects (like bees), and birds.

Andrew Weil, M.D., author of "Spontaneous Healing and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health," fully agrees: "Electromagnetic pollution may be the most significant form of pollution human activity has produced in this century, all the more dangerous because it is invisible and insensible."

I recently happened on another article, which claims otherwise. Here's another excerpt:

Researchers from US universities have identified a virus which they claim is causing the deaths. It is believed to have come from imported bees and royal jelly and has spread rapidly through apiaries.

One organism, Israeli acute paralysis virus of bees, was strongly correlated with CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder)." The virus can spread quickly through an entire colony, at which point the infected bees become paralysed and die outside the hive. The research team suggested that other factors, such as the practice of transporting bees around the country in closed trucks, may have put undue stress on the bees and made them vulnerable to the virus.

Bottom line is, yes, they're disappearing, but there are conflicting theories as to why this is happening.

Answer 3

Apparently.

One other theory is related to mobile phone masts - making bees leave their hives for no good reason.

Think about a world with no bees. No pollenation, no fruit, etc etc. Some suggest that a world without pollenating insects would only continue to support life for a few years.

Not good.

Answer 4

A mite called the 'veroa' came up from the southern hemisphere and is attacking bees in the northern hemisphere and the bees are not able to survive, They have being huge losses
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beekeeper ..

Answer 5

It depends on the locality and ecolgy and if the plants and the flowers have been destroyed,the bees could find somewhere else to go,but should the landscape be restored the bees could return.

Answer 6

yes it's true, I have a bees nest in my garden but they apparantly will die at the end of the summer. Honey bees are the ones that are dying out and they are the aggressive ones. type in (information on bees) in google it's really interesting.

Answer 7

specific! bees pollinate vegetation. some vegetation are thoroughly based on bees. because of the fact of this great vegetation are greater often than not pollinated by bees. many of the produce could be long gone from shops and fields. a pair of million/3 of each thing we consume. it ought to threaten pork if the alfalfa vegetation weren't pollinated. Many different animals must be misplaced, too. Bee venom additionally could have medicinal properties.

Answer 8

there is a virus that's taking out the bee colony in the northen hemi-phere.bees are needed to cross pollinate plant life.

Answer 9

Lets hope that the rest of the alphabet are safe if the b disappears.

Answer 10

i heard somewhere else about the cell phone theory.It would certainly be intresting to see if it is fully proven or made more public.