Bee populations dying, the answer is!

[Guest guest]

Did you know it is not a mystery at all that is killing off the bees.

 

On our skynews last night you can probably find it at www.skynews.com.au

It was warned that the mite responsible for the demise of bees over the world

has made it to New Zealand and will soon be here to decimate the bee population.

 

Bee Parasite

By Tara Vickers

 

Tuesday, 03/04/2007

 

Australian bee keepers have returned from a fact-finding tour to New Zealand

to learn about a parasite which has the potential to damage Australia's

disease-free honey bee industry.

 

 

 

Australian bee keepers met with New Zealand apiarists to discover how the

varroa mite is wreaking havoc with the New Zealand bee and honey industry.

 

In New Zealand, 70 000 hives have already been lost after the bee arrived a

few years earlier. The varroa mite has taken over every continent except

Australia where the industry is worth $65 million.

 

President of the Tasmanian bee keepers Association Julian Woolfhagen attended

the tour and says he has no doubt the mite will arrive in Australia.

 

Mr Woolfhagen says, " It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when we're

going to get it. How long we can delay that is a key, because quite frankly with

the Australian honey industry, which is a large-scale industry by world

standards, however its economic base is not at all strong, and the advent of

varroa here will devastate the industry. "

 

In this report: Julian Woolfhagen, bee keeper and President of Tasmanian bee

keepers Association just returned from a fact finding tour in NZ nal Message

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http://au.search./search?fr=cb-skynews & p=bee+mite+to+arrive+in+australi\

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The link above will take you to amny stories about the bee parasite.

 

Why is that no one in the US or Canada or the UK klnow this is what is doing

this to the bees.?

 

LOL

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Why is that no one in the US or Canada or the UK klnow this is what is doing

this to the bees.?

 

LOL

 

[Dave:] Maybe they’re all watching TV. Maybe we Americans really aren’t as

smart as a fifth grader. Hey, I’m not the first to suggest it. But seriously,

folks. I was reading the other day that natural beehives are not collapsing,

only the super-bred commercial bees, which are about 50% bigger than natural

bees.

[Guest guest]

Actually I got a great photo of a hive of bee's leaving home.

I hadn't realized that they weren't supposed to be doing that at the time

but the bee-keeper soon filled me in and let me know where he lives in case

I see another such hive on the move.

 

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" David Lambert " <dlmbrt

 

Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:50 PM

RE: Bee populations dying, the answer is!

 

 

Why is that no one in the US or Canada or the UK klnow this is what is doing

this to the bees.?

 

LOL

 

[Dave:] Maybe they're all watching TV. Maybe we Americans really aren't as

smart as a fifth grader. Hey, I'm not the first to suggest it. But

seriously, folks. I was reading the other day that natural beehives are not

collapsing, only the super-bred commercial bees, which are about 50% bigger

than natural bees.

 

 

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Here in the UK we have had an exceptional early spring with record

warm weather. All around me are fields of rape seed in full flower

and masses of hawthorn blossom. Only the other day I realised that I

had only seen a couple of bees and by now all kinds of buzzing

creatures should be around. Strange.

 

Martin Watt

 

 

, " THEZentub " <zentub wrote:

>

> Actually I got a great photo of a hive of bee's leaving home.

> I hadn't realized that they weren't supposed to be doing that at the

time

> but the bee-keeper soon filled me in and let me know where he lives

in case

> I see another such hive on the move.

>

> -

> " David Lambert " <dlmbrt

>

> Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:50 PM

> RE: Bee populations dying, the answer is!

>

>

> Why is that no one in the US or Canada or the UK klnow this is what

is doing

> this to the bees.?

>

> LOL

>

> [Dave:] Maybe they're all watching TV. Maybe we Americans really

aren't as

> smart as a fifth grader. Hey, I'm not the first to suggest it. But

> seriously, folks. I was reading the other day that natural beehives

are not

> collapsing, only the super-bred commercial bees, which are about 50%

bigger

> than natural bees.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well, I think all of the bees are at my house, LOL! We have had no

shortage of bees this spring, which I know is a great thing. Problem is,

they are trying to build their nests in my mailbox, behind my shutters,

on my toddler's climbing structure, etc. I don't think they are

honeybees here, but more wasps and yellow jackets.

 

Debbie

 

aromamedical2003 wrote:

> Here in the UK we have had an exceptional early spring with record

> warm weather. All around me are fields of rape seed in full flower

> and masses of hawthorn blossom. Only the other day I realised that I

> had only seen a couple of bees and by now all kinds of buzzing

> creatures should be around. Strange.

>

> Martin Watt

>

>

> , " THEZentub " <zentub wrote:

>> Actually I got a great photo of a hive of bee's leaving home.

>> I hadn't realized that they weren't supposed to be doing that at the

> time

>> but the bee-keeper soon filled me in and let me know where he lives

> in case

>> I see another such hive on the move.

>>

>> -

>> " David Lambert " <dlmbrt

>>

>> Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:50 PM

>> RE: Bee populations dying, the answer is!

>>

>>

>> Why is that no one in the US or Canada or the UK klnow this is what

> is doing

>> this to the bees.?

>>

>> LOL

>>

>> [Dave:] Maybe they're all watching TV. Maybe we Americans really

> aren't as

>> smart as a fifth grader. Hey, I'm not the first to suggest it. But

>> seriously, folks. I was reading the other day that natural beehives

> are not

>> collapsing, only the super-bred commercial bees, which are about 50%

> bigger

>> than natural bees.

>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

>

> The information contained in these e-mails is not a substitute

> for diagnosis and treatment by a qualified, licensed professional.

>

>

> Step By Step Instructions For Making Herbal Labna Cheese! So easy, SO yummy!

> http://www.aromaticsage.com/cz.htm

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Something is killing the honey bees,in the USA,and if any of you can, try

hard to save the swarms of bees that are beginning now in many parts of the

USA and maybe Canada,but save these bees,without them,we wont be around

long...

People need bees.

bugs

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" Debra McDuffee " <deb

 

Sunday, May 06, 2007 12:27 PM

Re: Re: Bee populations dying, the answer is!

 

 

> Well, I think all of the bees are at my house, LOL! We have had no

> shortage of bees this spring, which I know is a great thing. Problem is,

> they are trying to build their nests in my mailbox, behind my shutters,

> on my toddler's climbing structure, etc. I don't think they are

> honeybees here, but more wasps and yellow jackets.

>

> Debbie

[Guest guest]

aromamedical2003 wrote:

> Here in the UK we have had an exceptional early spring with record

> warm weather. All around me are fields of rape seed in full flower

> and masses of hawthorn blossom. Only the other day I realised that I

> had only seen a couple of bees and by now all kinds of buzzing

> creatures should be around. Strange.

 

[Dave:] I read an interesting article the other day. Just now I looked for

the link, and I can’t find it, but I may have it buried in my bookmarks

somewhere. Anyway, it was talking about the commercial beekeeping industry

and how far it is from the natural lifestyle of bees. Not only are some of

these huge operations that truck their hives from coast to coast to

pollinate various crops, but the bees themselves are bred like

thoroughbreds. They are quite a bit larger than wild bees, gather more

pollen, and build a larger, more robust comb. They are also the ones that

are succumbing to whatever it is that is wiping out the industry.

Meanwhile, there is a growing number of natural beekeepers around the

country. These are mostly hobbyists and small local operations. They don’t

use the commercial breeding stock, but breed from wild bees which are

smaller and apparently stronger. Plus they’re not being stressed by being

trucked all over the country. It seems at this point at least that the main

suspects are a mite and/or a fungus. I didn’t know this, but bees are

susceptible to all kinds of things, especially the finicky inbred jumbo

ones. The wild stock does not produce as much honey, but these hives are

not collapsing. Interesting, sez I.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

save these bees,without them,we wont be around

long...

People need bees.

bugs

 

[Dave:] People need bugs too LOL! I for one don’t believe the world is

coming to an end. I think it’s changing though, fer sure. Seriously

though, this circle-of-life thing is far more intricate and complex than we

commonly think, and it’s all interconnected. So that when we start messing

with this part or that part, we do so at our own peril. It’s kind of a

no-brainer, don’t you think? But, there’s money to be made, and it’s funny

how that blinds folks. It’s not even real money for the most part, just ink

on paper. No one has piles of gold around anymore.

 

On the now-venerable apocalyptic note, I just have to draw a wonderful

parallel, based also on a UFO article I read not long ago...what if the

little grey aliens are really us? What if down the road, mankind masters

time travel, only by then the world is so blasted and changed that we

ourselves have become the “alien,” naked, big-headed beings? Hey, I didn’t

think of it. I just thought it was a good twist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

The bees they are talking about that are dying have nothing to do with

mites, or bacterial infections. While mites are also a problem what

they are talking about is very different. The bees leave the hive and

do not return for some reason.

 

Here is a couple links to look at:

 

http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=1230 & category=Environment

<http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=1230 & category=Environment>

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorder

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorder>

 

tang ~ a very concerned beekeeper

 

 

 

, " THEZentub " <zentub wrote:

>

> Did you know it is not a mystery at all that is killing off the bees.

>

> On our skynews last night you can probably find it at

www.skynews.com.au

> It was warned that the mite responsible for the demise of bees over

the world has made it to New Zealand and will soon be here to decimate

the bee population.

>

> Bee Parasite

> By Tara Vickers

>

> Tuesday, 03/04/2007

>

> Australian bee keepers have returned from a fact-finding tour to New

Zealand to learn about a parasite which has the potential to damage

Australia's disease-free honey bee industry.

>

>

>

> Australian bee keepers met with New Zealand apiarists to discover how

the varroa mite is wreaking havoc with the New Zealand bee and honey

industry.

>

> In New Zealand, 70 000 hives have already been lost after the bee

arrived a few years earlier. The varroa mite has taken over every

continent except Australia where the industry is worth $65 million.

>

> President of the Tasmanian bee keepers Association Julian Woolfhagen

attended the tour and says he has no doubt the mite will arrive in

Australia.

>

> Mr Woolfhagen says, " It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when

we're going to get it. How long we can delay that is a key, because

quite frankly with the Australian honey industry, which is a large-scale

industry by world standards, however its economic base is not at all

strong, and the advent of varroa here will devastate the industry. "

>

> In this report: Julian Woolfhagen, bee keeper and President of

Tasmanian bee keepers Association just returned from a fact finding tour

in NZ nal Message -----

>

>

>

>

http://au.search./search?fr=cb-skynews & p=bee+mite+to+arrive+in+\

australia

>

> The link above will take you to amny stories about the bee parasite.

>

> Why is that no one in the US or Canada or the UK klnow this is what is

doing this to the bees.?

>

> LOL

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dave Lambert wrote:

 

<It's not even real money for the most part, just ink

on paper. No one has piles of gold around anymore>

 

Most of the time we don't even have ink on paper anymore.

Money is just a way of keeping track of promises we make

to each other.

Let's not even go into the insanity of the banking system.

I was part of a LETS (Local Exchange Trading Sysytem)

for a while it was kind of fun but shortly after we set it up

the cash economy picked up and it fizzled out.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com

[Guest guest]

I am suspicious that the vast amount of radio, phone, TV and other

transmissions being zapped to every part of the Earth may be causing

upsets with some creatures. It is thought that creatures such as

pigeons and others navigate partly by the Earths energy lines. If

bees loose their way back to the hives this may be one explanation. I

know they are supposed to lay a fragrance trail that they follow, but

who knows if electromagnetic lines may also be involved. In addition,

these high energy signals might long-term have a detrimental effect on

their immune system. Even our own cells will migrate towards a

magnetic energy source in lab experiments.

 

Recently I installed some security cameras which work via radio

transmissions. These are linked to a TV monitor. Since I put in that

system it really has showed up what we are being zapped with. The

tiniest bit of interference shows up on those cameras, for example

turning on the microwave makes the signal go crazy and mine is not

leaking microwaves, so it must be emitting radio waves as well; the

vacuum cleaner, and even the weak CD player loudspeakers all cut

across the signals from the cameras. If that continual exposure is

harming us in any way no one knows for sure. With mobile phone

transmissions flying around everywhere, hardly surprising if more

delicate creatures are being affected.

 

The whole of the Earth is now shrouded in billions of electronic

signals of one kind or another. I even wonder if those might be

interfering with the Earths own magnetic/energy fields which in turn

could be affecting things like the weather patterns. Wow, anyone got

a deep mine or cave for sale? I could grow mushrooms which don't need

bees!

 

Martin Watt

 

, " David Lambert " <dlmbrt wrote:

>

> save these bees,without them,we wont be around

> long...

> People need bees.

> bugs

>

[Guest guest]

I am suspicious that the vast amount of radio, phone, TV and other

transmissions being zapped to every part of the Earth may be causing

upsets with some creatures.

 

[Dave:] It’s not an unreasonable worry. I’d be surprised if in the end,

our own energies trump those of Mother Earth, but in the meanwhile I suppose

many creatures could be affected.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I agree with this. lately there have been folks on the news freaking out and

calling the exterminators to get rid of entire hives that are just setting up

housekeeping in the trees or attics. Can't they call a beekeeper instead? With

all the problems you would think beekeepers would welcome the hive. Just a

thought. I know nothing about keeping bees, I just know they are beautiful and

necessary for us to survive. We also have only seen a few bees this year and

the bayou is just bursting with color from wildflowers and flowering bushes and

trees. From all I have read it would be a welcome diagnosis if the problem

were only parasites or fungus but to the best of my knowledge no one really

knows what is going on with the bee hives.. I have my eyes and ears open for

new information about this.

Gloria

 

Bugs <brawny wrote:

Something is killing the honey bees,in the USA,and if any of you can, try

hard to save the swarms of bees that are beginning now in many parts of the

USA and maybe Canada,but save these bees,without them,we wont be around

long...

People need bees.

bugs

-

" Debra McDuffee "

To:

Sunday, May 06, 2007 12:27 PM

Re: Re: Bee populations dying, the answer is!

 

 

> Well, I think all of the bees are at my house, LOL! We have had no

> shortage of bees this spring, which I know is a great thing. Problem is,

> they are trying to build their nests in my mailbox, behind my shutters,

> on my toddler's climbing structure, etc. I don't think they are

> honeybees here, but more wasps and yellow jackets.

>

> Debbie

 

 

 

 

 

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