Bees!!

[kstaven]

Considering the amount of corn grown in the U.S. this may be a factor. It would seem the appropriate bodies are aware of it and chose to turn a blind eye?


http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011025746

Germany Suspends Pesticide Approvals After Mass Death Of Bees

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May 22, 2008 12:06 a.m. EST

Nidhi Sharma - AHN News Writer

Berlin, Germany (AHN) - The German Office for Consumer Protection and
Food
Safety (BVL) has reportedly suspended the approval for eight pesticides
after the mass death of bees in one state.

The German Research Centre for Cultivated Plants reported that 29 out
of 30
dead bees it examined in Germany's Baden-Wuerttemberg state had been
killed
by contact with clothianidin, a product found in one of the seed
treatment
products.

The suspended products are: Antarc (ingredient: imidacloprid; produced
by
Bayer), Chinook (imidacloprid; Bayer), Cruiser (thiamethoxam; Syngenta),
Elado (clothianidin; Bayer), Faibel (imidacloprid; Bayer), Mesurol
(methiocarb; Bayer) and Poncho (clothianidin; Bayer).

Beekeepers and agricultural officials in Italy, France and Holland all
noticed similar phenomena in their fields when planting began a few
weeks
ago. The use of these pesticides has also affected the population of
wild
bees and other insects, prompting the Coalition against Bayer-dangers to
demand that the pesticide maker withdraw all neonicotinoids from the
market
worldwide.

"We have been pointing on the risks of neonicotinoids such as
imidacloprid
and clothianidin for almost 10 years now," Philipp Mimkes, spokesman
for the
Coalition against Bayer-dangers. said in a press release. He added that
since Bayer has an annual turn-over of nearly $1.25 billion, it makes
imidacloprid and clothianidin as its most important products.

"This is the reason why Bayer, despite serious environmental damage, is
fighting against any application prohibitions," Mimkes added.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's fact sheet,
clothianidin, which is a non-selective poison, is highly toxic to honey
bees. The chemical is often sprayed on corn fields during the spring
planting to create a protective film on cornfields.

 

[Tikkajazz94]

Quote:
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who realized this. Humans are killing our planet, it's only a matter of time.

I don't use weed or flea killer in my yard though.

yes, I agree that we are,
China The most, With the pollution they have!!!
If you would like argue PM me!!

 

[mlheran]

If there were a lot of them they were Honeybees (or possibly Mason Bees). Bumblebees are large and fuzzy, live in very small colonies, and usually live in the ground. Mason bees are often mostly black, are solitary (but may live next to others), and live in holes drilled in wood (usually dead wood like lumber). Honeybees are smaller than Bumblebees, not fuzzy (except up-close) and are more of an orangey-yellow striped with black. They live in large colonies in the wild, often in rotted-out trees, barn walls, and other hollow structures.

It sounds like they either died out (unfortunately rather common right now) or decided to head for greener pastures; i.e. more/better food. That's too bad, as they are really beneficial creatures. They may come back though -or another colony will find and occupy it. We have a large tree that Honeybees have lived in on and off for many years. New colonies will find it by the scent of the beeswax, so I wouldn't destroy the tree unless you have too. Good luck!

Here are some good Wiki pages for further reading:
Honeybees
Bumblebees
Mason Bees
Orchard Mason Bees

 

[xdrfox]

Yes, and I keep track of all of it, ... if you are interested, .. but beware, .. this is very sad, ... http://beforeitsnews.com/mass-animal-death/