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Originally posted by Suspiria
I know they are on the decline, but take a look at what plants you have growing in the area. Bee's are attracted more to some than others - It may simply be that they don't fancy what you or the neighbours gardens have to offer. Plant more bee friendly specimens.
I think I must have all your bee's this year. I have a bramble patch for juicy berries for my preserves and I can't get near it for bee's.
Declines in managed bee colonies, seen increasingly in Europe and the US in the past decade, are also now being observed in China and Japan and there are the first signs of African collapses from Egypt, according to the report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Originally posted by purplemer
How about the leaked EPA document linking.. disappearing honey bees to Bayer pesticide.. A little too quickly forgot about... These peeps should be charged.............
Originally posted by muzzleflash
Declines in managed bee colonies, seen increasingly in Europe and the US in the past decade, are also now being observed in China and Japan and there are the first signs of African collapses from Egypt, according to the report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Ok I underlined the keyword. That is from the original first source the OP linked.
This is about "Managed" Colonies. Not wild ones.
This is about how mankind doesn't know how to take care of our animals anymore, and we are becoming poor farmers due to our reliance on the chemical corporations.
So, many of our farms are collapsing.
Look on the bright side though folks... Most of these wild bee colonies are thriving. There was a ton of wildflowers this year also, so tons of food for them too.
Originally posted by Openeye
But I do also think there is a little fear mongering when it comes to this subject, as there is with almost all other parts of the environmental debate.