Missing bees
Paul in Cannon Beach
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This is kind of freaky. Bees are missing. Not just a few. Millions. Maybe billions. Nobody really knows why.
People do know one thing. Its hard to pollenate without bees. No bees, no pollenation, no plants, no fruit, no food....
Skeptical? Type "missing bees" in google.
People do know one thing. Its hard to pollenate without bees. No bees, no pollenation, no plants, no fruit, no food....
Skeptical? Type "missing bees" in google.
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Speaking of bunkers, one of my favorite Simpsons episodes was the one about the meteor that was headed to destroy Springfield. Only Ned Flanders was prepared. Its a classic with a couple moments that are actually quite touching.. for a cartoon.
My father in law is a farmer and he has several bee hives. No bees this year though. They are gone.
This is real. Be afraid.
Like this bee shortage will spawn (?)a new cottage industry: artificial insemination of fruit trees and vegetables. This will of course create the need for new curriculi for universities, i.e., micro edaphology and pedology (dirt and what makes it do that).
Of course the first action that needs to take place immediately is declaring the honey bee an endangered species.
Just curious.
I think I'm going to google "Paul's obscure internet research."
Try not to read any anger or spite into that like with the Meathead comment. I'm just giving you crap. I'm actually a very nice person who occasionally gets snarky. x:D
Edit: So I just googled Missing Bees and got the NPR article. It never actually occurred to me that farmers need bees. Honestly. I know that sounds stupid. I just figured all that stuff was done by some kind of process.
There is this tendency to believe that everything will always be OK but if you know your history, that is not the case. Mass plagues, droughts, and starvation is more par for the course.
Our modern society has given us a false sense of security.
Of course, my hope is that somehow this does not turn out to be a serious problem. Whats interesting to me is the lack of coverage.
Kidding aside, this development will bee interesting to watch and see what beecomes of it.
"BEE ware! Where are all the BEES? Don't get stung! Hear what all the BUZZ is about on O'Reilly Factor!"
Of course, I have to wonder about whether our society isnt doomed already.
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I'll be busy stockpiling beans, water, and canned prunes.
[url]http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/07/eveningnews/main2771899.shtml[/url]
The network's marketing managed to create a fair amount of hype and buzz for this story. If you happened to see the report, too, do you think it lost some of its sting because of the "feature" presentation?
Earlier today, I realized that the missing bees may still be an important story. On the way to the office, I clicked on a radio sports-talk show, and the two cohosts were chatting about -- believe it or not -- the missing bees! If the problem has managed to find its way to their radar screen, we have reasons to be concerned. tk
Not too mention the combination of canned beans and enclosed bunkers.
On a serious note, our government is now getting involved through a House hearing on the missing bees. You can see it here: [url]http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9213661[/url]
Well, now that are government is looking into it, I think we can all breathe alot more easily.
California is starting to get really worried because their fruit industry is threatened.
I think the government is about to get involved so everything should be OK soon.