Call Of The Honeybees

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Ever since Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" first warned us against the dangers of chemicals in our natural world—we seem to be entering a new, more dangerous period, where the accumulated human effects upon the environment are producing an obvious toll. In this story, another human soul speaks out, this time, about the plight of the honeybees. Recipe from the episode: Honey Sweetened Apple Pie with Lemon Juice

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[81vic08]

i aint seen none in texas either not this summer ate all

[cookingupastory]

That is spooky =(

[MomOfSailorOnUSSKH]

Actually it is happening heavily in the West too. I have hardly seen any bees this year, honeybees anyway.

[cookingupastory]

Y'know, last year we had a bunch in our yard. This year fewer, but still around. Don't know if CCD has anything to do with it, or they've moved on. Curious, tho.

[witchapparatus]

I love bees. It's wonderful to see someone who has such a passion for another organism. :) Great episode.

[cookingupastory]

thanks, witchapparatus. I agree!

[fbt2007]

@OGdank13, yeah, I just read the story on Penn University's site and they haven't determined what the heck is causing it, (on live.psu do edu - story/40892). From the site: "No single factor was found consistently only in those colonies suffering from CCD."

If it's not a virus then I agree with you, it's probably pesticides. It's scary how much of this stuff they dump on crops every year.

[OGdank13]

@fbt2007 ive seen the TED. the problem with that is theres no other reasonable explanation for the disappearance, organic farmers have no bee problems its large scale commercial that is seeiing the drastic decline. I wouldn't doubt that Monsanto is trying to cover this up being the largest herbicide pesticide and fungicide producer in the world, you wouldn't want this to hurt business. yeah it could be a Israeli virus or god forbid cell phone signals but tell me what sounds more likely?

[fbt2007]

@OGdank13, Some of the healthiest hives have a large amount of pesticides in them. I’m not saying pesticides are good by any means. CCD or colony collapse disorder looks to be caused by Israeli acute paralysis virus. Put that virus in a hive and the hive collapses in short order. Check out the video by Dennis vanEngelsdorp from Penn State Univiersity on TED, "Where have the bees have gone". Dennis made into the 100 researchers in Discover magazine because of his work with bees.

[AcePilot2009]

It's caused by a mite - only Australia is free of this bee-killing insect.

[unifiedfield]

Scientists claim radiation from handsets are to blame for mysterious 'colony collapse' of bees. They are putting forward the theory that radiation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world - the abrupt disappearance of the bees.

[OGdank13]

ITS PESTICIDES FOR FUCKS SAKE

[nvydvr81]

@susan2016 you are absolutely rediculous!

[susan2016]

Yeah, we need to step back and stop treating animals and insects to use at our disposal including eating them! Humans have little respect for things outside of their own species. So long as animals are eaten, humans on this planet are in trouble.

[mar504]

Insects are part of the animal kingdom, so yes, they are animals