Comments on: Honey bee losses continue

By: Bug Girl

Bug Girl — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:35:22 +0000

Actually, there is a lot of discussion about that very topic, and I have something on that…well.
On the blog somewhere.

Beehives were designed for people, not bees. I think that’s definately a part of the equation.

By: grikdog

grikdog — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:14:56 +0000

“Attention sooner…” Hmmmm. It’s come to my attention lately that “ecological niches” tend to be the species definers, sort of like cookie cutters with razor sharp edges, while DNA tends to be about as plastic as warm wax. So, wolves tend to be wolves (because their niche is inflexible), while dogs (with all that wolf DNA) tend to be any damn thing humans can imagine. That being, for the sake of argument, so, I wonder if the old skep beehives were more appropriate for “bee-ness” (because they emulate predation better) and whether Lanstroth got it really, really wrong for the long term? Did bees simply outlive the skep millenia because there were so few beekeepers until about 1300 C.E.? Are modern beehives unnatural for bees (like skyscrapers are unnatural for us)?

By: Bug Girl

Bug Girl — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:58:13 +0000

I’m sorry Josef, but your site looks like total BS.
I’m more interested in scientific explanations for the loss.

By: josefgraf

josefgraf — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:42:40 +0000

Hi,

A note to let you know about this article, a current issue being addressed by the Earth Vision project -

“Why the Bees Are Dying”

Using spiritual ecology to bring environmentalism to the next level, the EV project has several current newsworthy items.
To access them, visit:

Current Environmental Issues (on the Earth Vision site)

Thanks for your attention,

Josef Graf
Earth Vision + Insight21
answers for the 21st Century

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:49:34 +0000

USDA has some money set aside out of FY 08 funds. The grant should be awarded later this summer:

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2007news/pollinatorcap.html

By: misslynar

misslynar — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:39:46 +0000

This is such a problem of epidemic proportions and it seems like it is not getting enough press. Just like Goes Down Bitter said – no bees = no food. I am all for being skinny but I do not want to starve. Thanks for putting it out there again.

By: goesdownbitter

goesdownbitter — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:37:09 +0000

http://goesdownbitter.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/bees-disappear/

I posted about this as well. The 2008 Farm Bill has some funds, but not enough. No bees, no food.

By: The Science Goddess

The Science Goddess — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:57:34 +0000

The mention of “Penn State” and “bees” really takes me back. When I was a wee goddess, my dad was doing his post-doc in the entomology dep’t. at Penn State. At the time, they had a huge hive encased in glass…with a tube that allowed the bees to reach the outdoor world. It was completely fascinating.

I wonder if they still have something like this on display?