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Honey Bees in US facing extinction; Mankind to follow?

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BigAT

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I think I know where they went.

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Trurl

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I've always liked honey bees. Why can't horse flies or yellow jackets go extinct instead.

I have noticed that I see far fewer honey bees than I saw as a kid, but I still see plenty of bumble bees. Can bumble bees fill the honey bee niche?
 
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Huevos de Oro

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I got stung by a bee once, in the neck. It didn't hurt as much as I had imagined up to that point in my life. First and only bee sting I've ever got.
 
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1-D_FTW

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clip said:
They came out with the same exact story 5 years ago.
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That's when it first hit the news with a lot of hype. Seems to only be getting worse.

Here' an article I read last week:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/02/food-fear-mystery-beehives-collapse

I don't know where people are getting it's been nailed down to one pesticide. They still have no idea what the cause is. If only eliminating one pesticide was the answer.

Mr. B Natural said:
Oh come on, this potential serious problem had its 15 minutes of fame 5 years ago. We all moved on, let's give the new Arizona immigration law and oil spill that's spewing 5000 gallons a day into the gulf its 15 minutes now.
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That's barrels. It's 250,000 gallons (assuming we can believe their numbers.)
 
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DemiMatt

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Fuzz Rez said:
Beekeeper 1: Well, sure is quiet in here today.
Beekeeper 2: Yes, a little too quiet, if you know what I mean.
Beekeeper 1: Hmm...I'm afraid I don't.
Beekeeper 2: You see, bees usually make a lot of noise. No noise -- suggests no bees!
Beekeeper 1: Oh, I understand now. Oh look, there goes one now.
Beekeeper 2: To the Beemobile!
Beekeeper 1: You mean your Chevy?
Beekeeper 2: Yes.
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Lionel Mandrake

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My dad keeps bees. They are okay.

So, after the bee-pocalypse, we'll take over. First you get the bees, then you get the power, then you get the women.
 
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Barkley's Justice

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"Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is?"
 
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Invisible Man

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Nooo! Not honey bees! Them along with bumble bees are the nice and chill bees.

Yellow jackets, wasps, and hornets can all go die in a fire instead. They contribute very little to pollination and are more easily agitated.
 
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Odoul

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I noticed this about 15 years ago.

My dad works for the City of Detroit, and as he explained some state agency released a bunch of mites that attack the bees breathing apparatus.

Honey Bees and Butterflies. It's like they both went from common to almost never seen in one season.
 
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stressboy

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Odoul said:
I noticed this about 15 years ago.

My dad works for the City of Detroit, and as he explained some state agency released a bunch of mites that attack the bees breathing apparatus.

Honey Bees and Butterflies. It's like they both went from common to almost never seen in one season.
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Why would they do that?
 
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Chojin

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was about to ask if we were still force feeding them sugar water and HFC, article had that covered.

CORRELATION?

TIME WILL TELL.
 
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SapientWolf

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Mr. B Natural said:
Typed that into google...and got porn.
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That's hot.

There was a lengthy scientific article that basically said, "We don't have enough evidence to say that it's the pesticides, but it's the pesticides."
 
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Odoul

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stressboy said:
Why would they do that?
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I dunno.

It sorta made sense to a 10 year old mind. No different than any other pest control.

Now it seems short sighted, and stupid, but that's pretty much par for the course for most management and leadership.
 
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Darte

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Mosquitoes aren't that bad.

Bees on the other hand are the bane of my life. I got stung real bad many times in a single incident when I was a kid. It was unprovoked (at least from my point of view) too! I was just passing by some bushes and they must have thought I was a threat or something. Either way, I've hated bees every since then D;
 
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hydragonwarrior

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If taken to the extreme, crops, fodder - and therefore livestock - could die off if there are no pollinating insects left.
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There are other insects that polinate but ... i do believe it'll have a very noticeable effect in NA if honey bees there went extinct.


And I agree, mosquitoes are USELESS

Edit: Well the ones that bite (not the pollinating ones - those are cool)
 
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Poyunch

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Our condo complex just recently had a honey bee problem. I guess I should have just let them infest my vents rather than kill off an endangered species.
 
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Prez

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No problem. There will be no lack of jobs in the future. During the next crisis beehive GAF will be the first in line to get a job as pollinator.
 
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