{"id":1204,"date":"2017-03-14T13:02:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T17:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beemandave.com\/beemanblog\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2017-03-14T18:52:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T22:52:07","slug":"an-update-on-the-bee-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beemandave.com\/beemanblog\/blog\/2017\/03\/14\/an-update-on-the-bee-world\/","title":{"rendered":"An Update On The Bee World"},"content":{"rendered":"
Greetings and Salutations;<\/div>\n
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The world of the Bees continues to be complicated. \u00a0 \u00a0The issue of bee deaths is a problem still, \u00a0as the scientists are still trying to understand how the colonies work, \u00a0and what the environment stresses \u00a0do to affect them. \u00a0 \u00a0There have been a number of arguments over the past decade or so \u00a0as to what has caused the die off of colonies – \u00a0the “Colony Collapse Disorder” problem. \u00a0 \u00a0Slowly data is coming in, \u00a0and, while we are still trying to interpret it, \u00a0at least progress has been happening.<\/div>\n
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The massive die-off of colonies started in, \u00a0about 2004, \u00a0and has continued on since then. \u00a0 I recall in 2004\/2006 \u00a0there were beekeepers who were losing 60% to 80% of their bees. \u00a0 This fueled a great deal of concern in the world, \u00a0 as people suddenly realized that a huge percentage of the food that keeps them alive is pollinated by bees! \u00a0No Bees? \u00a0No Food! \u00a0There after been a couple of interesting articles that have shown up in the Cyber-Ocean discussing the situation, \u00a0so I thought I would post them here…<\/div>\n
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First off \u00a0There is an interesting article in an\u00a0Organics\/Holistic Health website.<\/a>\u00a0 – \u00a0 Now, \u00a0this article is really pushing the idea that it is a big problem with NeoNic Pesticides and some herbicides \u00a0that are damaging the colonies. \u00a0 This IS a good point, \u00a0and I have to say that I agree with it to a point. \u00a0 \u00a0There are also links to sources on this article that allow for further research.<\/div>\n
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A more\u00a0conservative view was presented by Forbes Magazine<\/a>. \u00a0 It appears to be fairly level-headed, \u00a0in that it admits that there is a problem, \u00a0but, is fairly positive about the outcome of the difficulties. \u00a0Of course, \u00a0being a conservative, \u00a0money-oriented publication, \u00a0it does blow off the issues of the effects of the NeoNics on the colony…which I think is not a wise move. \u00a0However, if their data is correct, \u00a0 and I have not checked it yet, \u00a0it appears that the big die-off of the 2004\/2006 \u00a0time frame has eased off, \u00a0and the number of colonies seems to be fairly stabilize now. \u00a0We shall see.<\/div>\n
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The bee population in the United States \u00a0does face some serious challenges.\u00a0 Challenges\u00a0 that are putting severe pressure on them and making it harder for them to survive. \u00a0 One other issue (which is examined in more detail in the Forbes article) \u00a0is the spread of Varroa Mites across the country. \u00a0These parasites are really bad for the bees \u00a0in that they spread through a colony, \u00a0integrate themselves into the brood cells, \u00a0and weaken all the bees in the colony. \u00a0 \u00a0Now, \u00a0one thing that is helping that situation a bit is the introduction of Russian bees into the gene pool of the American bees. \u00a0The Russian bees are very resistant to the mites, \u00a0and seem to help the situation quite a bit. \u00a0 The battle continues!<\/div>\n
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More later<\/div>\n
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Bee Man Dave<\/div>\n

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