Save The Bees

[desertrat]

I guess maybe they are zombees

this is one of the few that ISN'T a waste

How many other studies and programs are going on about this problem though? Oh, hell, let 'em spend our money, it's better than some other crap they could come up with.

 

[vegmom]

Actually, I disagree. I'm not a granola environmentalist, but I do have enough basic science under my belt to fully understand that if the bees disapear we're all seriously screwed.

 

[desertrat]

Actually, I disagree. I'm not a granola environmentalist, but I do have enough basic science under my belt to fully understand that if the bees disapear we're all seriously screwed.

I think it's mother natures way of getting rid of us.

 

[jetmonkey]

I think it's mother natures way of getting rid of us.

I wish her luck

 

[GreenHornet]

Bees = good. Go-Gmen = very gay.

 

[SoMDBeekeeper]

My point was, that there are many more important things to worry about than if the bees are feeling okay..

No, I don't think there are.

Insect pollination is responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food YOU put in your mouth.

Colony Collapse Disorder has been killing 1/3rd of ALL colonies in the United States for the last three years straight. The rate is unsustainable. Commercial beekeepers are going under and the feral bee colonies in this country are all but extinct.

Vegetables, fruits, nuts, some grains etc etc etc are insect pollinated. Not to mention the food consumed by cows to support the dairy industry.

Imagine what your grocery bill is going to be like when the honeybee populations get too low to meet demand. Its going to hit YOU directly in your wallet. Not your taxes, your spending money, big difference there...

This is not something to be blown off. It is an issue that is as serious as they come. Sustainable agriculture is required for humans to stay on this planet.

Just my two cents.

Regards,
SoMDBeekeeper
Organically Managed Beekeeping Podcast

 

[Go G-Men]

Bees = good. Go-Gmen = very gay.

Wow... You worked on that come back for quite a long time... And yet it still sucked... Save your brain cells next time..

 

[Go G-Men]

No, I don't think there are.

Insect pollunation is responsible for 1 out of 3 bites of food YOU put in your mouth.

Colony Collapse Disorder has been killing 1/3rd of ALL colonies in the United States for the last three years straight. The rate is unsustainable. Commercial beekeepers are going under and the feral bee colonies in this country are all but extinct.

Vegetables, fruits, nuts, some grains etc etc etc are insect pollunated. Not to mention the food consumed by cows to support the dairy industry.

Imagine what your grocery bill is going to be like when the honeybee populations get too low to meet demand. Its going to hit YOU directly in your wallet. Not your taxes, your spending money, big difference there...

This is not something to be blown off. It is an issue that is as serious as they come. Sustainable agriculture is required for humans to stay on this planet.

Just my two cents.

Regards,
SoMDBeekeeper
Organically Managed Beekeeping Podcast

Although I am certain I know less about bees and pollination than you do... I still think spending $150,000.00 a year on this (at a state level) is just plain crazy... People are hurting and the economy is hurting and there are better things to spend that money on..

 

[SoMDBeekeeper]

Although I am certain I know less about bees and pollination than you do... I still think spending $150,000.00 a year on this (at a state level) is just plain crazy... People are hurting and the economy is hurting and there are better things to spend that money on..

We'll have to agree to disagree on that, fair enough.

The way I see it, a better focus would be what exactly are they going to spend that money on to HELP the bees. We don't need more research grants into CCD. We need programs to get more people into beekeeping in their backyards. There has been a steady decline in beekeepers in Maryland. We have about half of what we had in 1985.

Regards,
SoMDBeekeeper
Organically Managed Beekeeping Podcast and Blog