Yes, Living in the Future Is a Lot Like Having Bees Live in Your Head 2
One of my bogging colleagues has closely followed the die-off of honey-bees.
The bees that are dying off are not native American bees. According to Mike McGraff of You Bet Your Garden, the bees that are dying are imported European honeybees, many of which are carted from farm to farm during the spring and summer to fertilize crops.
You see the You Bet Your Garden archives here. You can listen to the show in question here.
Here are some pictures of the hives of European bees that are used to fertilize crops for money.
Looks like a wonderful life, carted around the country on carts, and not even getting a commission.
July 5, 2007 at 11:54 pm
I’ve heard stories about the possible effects of this bee problem make global warming sound like downright fun. One college professor said that if we don’t get this problem turned around, mankind has about 4 years left before widespread global famine.
July 10, 2007 at 10:56 pm
I’m skeptical about that. When the native bees start dying, then I think we’ll have something to worry about.
These imported bees do not live normal lives. Their lives are constantly disrupted by travel and they are under continual stress. It is not surprising that things would go wrong.
And this is not a new phenomenom.