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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:25 PM Original message |
Bees are dying in mass numbers So we are in deep shit. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Honeybees are non-native |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 01:33 AM Response to Reply #1 |
32. so are the majority of crops we use those "alien" bees to fertilze |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
82. Not only have we lost most native bees, but most other pollinators |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. I've noticed this for years... |
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CrazyOrangeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. yep, same here. |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Clover? In a lawn? |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Never thought about that... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. And clover is SO good for a lawn. The grass near our clover really grows well |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
39. mixed lawns do better than monocultures. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
41. read an article a few years ago about the honeybee die-off |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 07:04 AM Response to Reply #8 |
44. check this out, we have a spot in our yard of clover where you can find all the four |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
75. I Am Thinking of Doing Clover for My Whole Lawn, In Order To Attract Bees |
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Porcupine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:25 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. White clover for the lawn, rosemary for the bees |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. OoH I Love Rosemary - I Am Trying To Overwinter Some In My Basement |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Same here. I heard that mites had killed off most of the honeybees |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Great and sobering find. Thanks. nt |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. Thank you, up |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. A lot of die-offs are happening |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. This has been going on for about twenty years, now. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'm no beeologist, so a question: do the Africanized bees pollinate plants |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Yes, they do. They also make honey |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Maybe if you dressed up like that bee guy from the simpsons you |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
56. That wouldn't work |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I think there have been some here in Oklahoma but I've never seen any |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 07:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
45. We used to get our honey from a local Man but he has since moved away |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
38. You are putting it mildly |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. You don't want them around. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. So I'm told. Maybe some smart person will invent a bee-prozak |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
49. Yes, they do. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
66. Yes, killer bees are just another race of honey bee. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Many orchards are dependent on beekeepers for pollination; it's serious |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 01:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Native bees don't travel great distances like the European bee. |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
50. Humans are certainly not famous for their ability to manage |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. This is my first year of beekeeping |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:54 AM Response to Reply #19 |
51. They can be a source of immense satisfaction as well as a |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. Thanks! |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #19 |
58. Our first season too! |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. I have 4 chickens |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
36. I remember the last die-off a few years ago. |
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badgerpup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:09 AM Response to Reply #7 |
46. I found something on mason bees... |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I'm giving Mason bees another try this year. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
12. My dad has lost hives two years in a row to vampire mites |
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ancient_nomad (474 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
14. We live in Lancaster County, PA and... |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:44 AM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Franklin County, PA-bees wiped out back in the late 90's. It was a disease, I think. Orchards had |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
17. From what I've heard - the Africanized bees are the hope |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:10 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Orchardists are going to carpenter bees... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I didn't know they did pollination...I've killed thousands of them |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I don't know if it's an option for you, but.. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 01:42 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I can do the painting, it's worth a try. I feel really bad killing them, |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:24 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. I finally had to use a hard varnish |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 01:06 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. I've got a lot of carpenter bees on my property. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:04 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. I thought both sexes were stingerless. Maybe not...see my post |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:58 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. The females can sting.. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
60. Maybe the ones around here aren't exactly the same critter... |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #60 |
72. Yeah, those are carpenter bees... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Hey that's a great idea. I can use some of the old boards and make a little |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
18. Hmm... So it's the Birds AND the Bees now... |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
20. Coincidentally just got back from my |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
26. end days! END DAYS! (snarfle) |
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JacksonWest (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. It's hard to get a good cup of coffee sometimes. That's enough for me. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
29. i thought it was some kind of mite or other parasite that was killing them- |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:55 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. When insects, animals |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #35 |
61. not necessarily.... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:13 AM Response to Original message |
37. declining for years |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
40. I wonder how well they're doing here in Florida... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
43. I have an orchard, and while this hasn't been a problem for me, |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
52. This is disturbing . . . |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. or to put my tinfoil on |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Nope, parasites. |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
73. This is different, according to the article, though perhaps associated with parasitization |
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JacksonWest (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
53. Thank God. I hate bees. |
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justiceischeap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:53 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Down with the Bees! |
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BeHereNow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #53 |
81. You hate bees? How about food? |
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Done (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
57. First the birds, then the bees... |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. Yeah, if we're not too careful there'll be no more nookie!!! |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
68. In my opinion... it's wasps |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
69. Bees don't tolerate any kind of toxin |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:36 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. So perhaps, the bees are a sort of indicator species... |
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Mugu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
70. The last few years have been tough for the bees, |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
71. I was stung by a swarm of bees as a child... |
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file83 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
76. My first guess before reading the article was: PESTICIDES |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
79. BEES |
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demrabble (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
80. Some Should Call Gloria Gaynor |
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