According to you, cause of disappearing bees is/are
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Cause of disappearing bees
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, Jun 25 2012 06:06 PM
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 06:06 PM
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 06:11 PM
I voted GM crops but the gm crops that I believe are to blame are the ones that have been genetically modified to fight off pests so herbicides and pesticides (IMO) are also to blame.
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I reckon so.
Posted 25 June 2012 - 06:29 PM
Alien bee-collectors or bee-eaters?
The Honeymonster?
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Posted 25 June 2012 - 06:42 PM
OverSword, on 25 June 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:
I voted GM crops but the gm crops that I believe are to blame are the ones that have been genetically modified to fight off pests so herbicides and pesticides (IMO) are also to blame.
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Posted 26 June 2012 - 02:52 PM
I think there are several possible contributing factors to whats happening to the bees. It's possible that several of the factors in the poll are having a chain effect on bees.
A couple other things I think are plausible factors are some farming practices. Like beehives get moved from field to field as needed, sometimes traveling far outside the bees normal home range, and moving them that much may not be good for them. Also, I think our heavy farming of certain crops leads to a deficiency in diversity of food sources for bees, and that is probably not good for them either.
I think pollution in general may have a hand in unhealthy bees- kind of like the canary in the coal mine. It might not be pesticides and herbicides exclusively causing problems. It may also be air quality, and other pollutants particularly in wild water sources that are causing problems too.
A couple other things I think are plausible factors are some farming practices. Like beehives get moved from field to field as needed, sometimes traveling far outside the bees normal home range, and moving them that much may not be good for them. Also, I think our heavy farming of certain crops leads to a deficiency in diversity of food sources for bees, and that is probably not good for them either.
I think pollution in general may have a hand in unhealthy bees- kind of like the canary in the coal mine. It might not be pesticides and herbicides exclusively causing problems. It may also be air quality, and other pollutants particularly in wild water sources that are causing problems too.
Yes, I am a cynical and jaded jacknape. I try to see all three sides of the coin- do you?
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I reckon so.
Posted 26 June 2012 - 05:31 PM
How about a combination of every cause you have listed, L?
Could be. IMO.
Could be. IMO.
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Posted 27 June 2012 - 10:34 PM
I don't know, here we don't have that problem, thee bees are still here, soo i guess its not from climate changes, or something global.
I believe its pesticides or virus, how i see it, this anomaly is most occurring to the advanced societies and using more artificial seeds and modified bacteria for the land to be more suited for crops and etc.
...I guess its harder to spread across the globe, bees don't fly across the planet
I believe its pesticides or virus, how i see it, this anomaly is most occurring to the advanced societies and using more artificial seeds and modified bacteria for the land to be more suited for crops and etc.
...I guess its harder to spread across the globe, bees don't fly across the planet
I reject your reality and substitute my own
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 04:36 PM
Monoculture agriculture could be too.
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 05:17 PM
No vote. A year ago I would have agreed, there was a steady 3 year bee decline in my region. This year, the bees are making up for their missed numbers. I see hundreds on most days, large field with flowers will do that.
It could be a natural cycle taking place over dozens of years. There were studies done on the decline of bees in 1907, 63, 74 and 98. There is no pattern that I can see but it seems to happen on a semi-regular basis throughout recent history.
It could be a natural cycle taking place over dozens of years. There were studies done on the decline of bees in 1907, 63, 74 and 98. There is no pattern that I can see but it seems to happen on a semi-regular basis throughout recent history.
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 05:51 PM
Plenty of Bee's here also.....
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 09:49 PM
US scientists conclude that pesticides called neonics are reason for disappearing bees. But that there are other factors such as monoculture agriculture and GMO crops with toxic insecticides in plants. Germany and France already banned pesticides which are connected with bees disappearing. Its serious problem and probably might have same impact on life on earth as climate change. In some countries such as USA to made Queens are artificially inseminated which have impact on genetics of bees.
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Posted 28 June 2012 - 10:15 PM
Hmmm its a mite or something like that that is killing off the bees ..
I know the honey producers over here are a little worried about it.. since its not over here as yet thankfully..
I know the honey producers over here are a little worried about it.. since its not over here as yet thankfully..
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 03:53 AM
I believe that pesticides, along with genetically modified crops, have caused this drastic loss of honey bees over the years.
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Posted 07 July 2012 - 03:23 PM
Eldorado, on 26 June 2012 - 05:31 PM, said:
How about a combination of every cause you have listed, L?
Could be. IMO.
Could be. IMO.
I have to agree, iv read so much stuff on this, which all seem to make sense.
not sure if we'll ever get the root cause.
interest stuff OP.
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I reckon so.
Posted 07 July 2012 - 09:16 PM
jgorman628, on 28 June 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:
No vote. A year ago I would have agreed, there was a steady 3 year bee decline in my region. This year, the bees are making up for their missed numbers. I see hundreds on most days, large field with flowers will do that.
Same here. A few years of "where the hell's the usual bees"... but now they're back.
Grr +
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