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From the opening post linked article:
The EPA has based its approval of neonicotinoids on the fact that the amounts found in pollen and nectar were low enough to not be lethal to the bees -- the only metric they have to measure whether to approve a pesticide or not. But studies have shown that at low doses, the neonicotinoids have sublethal effects that impair bees' learning and memory. The USDA's chief researcher, Jeff Pettis, told me in 2008 that pesticides were definitely "on the list" as a primary stressor that could make bees more vulnerable to other factors, like pests and bacteria.
"effects that impair bees' learning and memory."
Umm lets eat some honey with that pesticide in it or just in our food that was sprayed with it?
I will be spreading a lot of wild flower seeds in a wooded area early this year.
From the opening post linked article:
The EPA has based its approval of neonicotinoids on the fact that the amounts found in pollen and nectar were low enough to not be lethal to the bees -- the only metric they have to measure whether to approve a pesticide or not. But studies have shown that at low doses, the neonicotinoids have sublethal effects that impair bees' learning and memory. The USDA's chief researcher, Jeff Pettis, told me in 2008 that pesticides were definitely "on the list" as a primary stressor that could make bees more vulnerable to other factors, like pests and bacteria.
"effects that impair bees' learning and memory."
Umm lets eat some honey with that pesticide in it or just in our food that was sprayed with it?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that beekeepers started to notice a problem with bee populations in 2006. Since then, over 3 million colonies in the U.S. alone have collapsed. Scientists world-wide are investigating the effects of pesticides, stress, nutrition, diseases, habitat changes, pests and radiation on bees. Our lives are intricately connected to that of bees, so the implications of this crisis are immense.
Changes in Our Food Supply
Bees pollinate flowers with remarkable efficiency. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Bees make about 60,000 flights to collect enough nectar for 1 tsp. of honey. As bees die, there is a decrease in the supply of honey, and a correlated increase in honey prices. While seeking nectar, bees pollinate many plants, thereby contributing to plants' fertilization, seed production and plant survival to the next generation.
Many of the fruits and vegetables we eat rely on such pollination. Watermelon, lemon, soybean, tomato, cranberry and vanilla are among the items in the long list of foods that will not be available to us without pollinator bees.
Changes in Animals' Food Supply
Bees are such crucial players in the food chain that many animals will suffer by bee deaths. Lizards, spiders, birds and some insects eat bees. Bees pollinate plants that other animals eat.
Berries, seeds and fruits are essential for birds, and therefore are also essential for the animals who eat birds.
Bees pollinate clover and alfalfa, which supply protein to cows' diets. If cows lose this food supply, people will not have cheese, milk and beef.
In fact, some scientist estimate that after removing foods that bees directly or indirectly effect, our food supply will consist of only breads and oats.
Consequences of Honey Bee Deaths | eHow.com
We know what bees do. Honey Bee hives have been killed by a mite infestation and American corporations have been developing stuff that kills the mites. Why is that concept so alien to the radical left? It's not surprising during a socialist administration that we pay government "experts" to blame the people who are doing their best to fix the problem.
this is serious situation that needs to be addressed......Bees are pretty important to our ecosystem...........
The Republican Argument:
You can't believe anything a scientist has to say. They have an agenda. Besides, many are "over educated". Besides, bees "sting". We need to get rid of them anyway. And that darned EPA. Always protecting "bugs". We need to get rid of that too. Let farmers "farm". Stop coddling plants. They will grow without bees. Besides, plants love carbon dioxide.
I'm asking nice. 
Honey bees are killed by an insect mite, not by chemicals.
Make sure they are not hybrid seeds. and at least plant native wild flowers.I will be spreading a lot of wild flower seeds in a wooded area early this year.
Honey bees are killed by an insect mite, not by chemicals.
do you know idiotic this conclusion is?
what it assumes is that somehow, for some reason, this insect mite all of a sudden, and very recently, evolved the capacity to kill honey bees, or that some recent but fundamental change in conditions allowed them the upper hand, whereas for throughout all of the bees natural history prior to the last 50 years, they faired okay. This makes absolutely no sense. The ONLY plausible explanation as a factor, in human interruption in a natural process. The introduction of massive amounts of chemicals into the bee's 'workplace' seems a far likelier explanation. I know you have the desire to paint all corporations as saints and job-givers, but that nothing to do with their effects on the natural world, which more often than not, is incredibly negative and destructive, because there is no cost accounting for externalities until it is too late. Now, it is getting to that late hour.
Shame on you.Honey bees are killed by an insect mite, not by chemicals.
And my shoe.
this is serious situation that needs to be addressed......Bees are pretty important to our ecosystem...........
Yes, let's limit the discussion to what we no, and disqualify all assumption...........................
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That about sums it up. Thanks for playing.
this is serious situation that needs to be addressed......Bees are pretty important to our ecosystem...........
Yes, let's limit the discussion to what we no, and disqualify all assumption...........................
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That about sums it up. Thanks for playing.
whatever that means......hopefully the Scientific community will look at it a little more seriously....
Is the cannabis crop in danger? That might account for the hysteria on the left.
We know what bees do. Honey Bee hives have been killed by a mite infestation and American corporations have been developing stuff that kills the mites. Why is that concept so alien to the radical left? It's not surprising during a socialist administration that we pay government "experts" to blame the people who are doing their best to fix the problem.
We know what bees do. Honey Bee hives have been killed by a mite infestation and American corporations have been developing stuff that kills the mites. Why is that concept so alien to the radical left? It's not surprising during a socialist administration that we pay government "experts" to blame the people who are doing their best to fix the problem.
and during a Rightie administration they pay the experts to downplay a serious matter or to cover it up......look at the posts here.....many of the "righties" are joking about this while the "lefties" are taking a serious problem seriously.......you guys on the Right make some things that Dean says about you kinda truthful...........that should be enough to make you wanna act a little more serious about a serious situation....
