Bees vanish- all life has 4 yrs to live on Earth

reply to post by interestedalways

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Yes it was some what of a spoof but it did give some good info and the researchers names were made up what I wanted to show you in this spoof site the seriousness about the disappearing Bee and many not taking it that serious.

Here is some real research sites:

www.spiegel.de...

www.byronballinagreens.org...

Thanks for your input. Rik Riley

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reply to post by rikriley

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Well I have to say I am surprised at youre reply to my post as others seem so quick to get into argumentation before evalutaing the statement. So Bravo! Seriously though:

I have heard the representation of Einstein's statement,stated in this thread, and would like to interject, if you don't mind! I'm no scholar evidenced by my grammer but the statement referred to in this thread regarding honey bee's was made when contemplating the theories of relativity,General, and Specific. They were comments only recently revealed in the disclosure of his manuscripts to his first wife, the one who bore his children.

I believe the manuscripts were written in German, his native tounge, And really interpreted as a hypothetical, such as, if all things are relative everything in life has a profound effect on the other thing, If a honey bee were not to pollinate would the vegetation die such as would happen if the sun refused to shine, not nearly an exact quote but more realistic context of conversation.

Gotta go thanks for the respect!!!!

It's called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and for a few thoughts on this most alarmist of statements, we turn to the other side of the coin...



Why You Shouldn't Be Panicking

And if all the bees, including the much-hyped and so far spectacular-fizzer Africanised Killer Bee, disappeared from the earth we might be in for a problem. But this disappearance is pretty much isolated to the States. So, a little longer than 4 years to go...

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reply to post by HowlrunnerIV

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Thanks HowlrunnerIV for the info on CCD colony Collapse Disorder. The CCD has been covered earlier in the thread and still there are concerns on the disappearing of the Honey Bee due to the genetically modified crops that are being grown. We hope this is a turn around you presented and our Honey Bees are here to stay. Rik Riley

reply to post by rikriley

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I think the point is that CCD is a perfectly normal phenomena that has become abnormally dangerous because of the current abnormality of Honey Bee hives, or, rather, the management practices that have created that abnormality.

Were Honey Bee hives static and virtually wild then CCD wouldn't have had nearly the effect it has. Also, had Honey Bee hives been allowed to go through CCD unassisted then the Honey Bee population should have come out the other side with a new immunity and a chance to rebuild.

As for Honey Bee populations turning around; not gonna happen (well, probably not gonna happen), but also not a problem. There are many, many types of bees and the others will just step in to take their place. They have already begun to.

reply to post by HowlrunnerIV

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The American Indian got along fine without the Honey Bee before it was brought over from Europe even though they did not have the agriculture that we have today. You are correct there are other types of bees and insects that aid in pollination but I feel if the Honey Bee declines this will affect the pollination of our needed crops. Rik Riley