Colony Collapse Disorder

skysidhe · 06-24-2007, 10:11 AM

no not the cellar! Honeybee colonys are dying.

Can we live without the honeybee?
http://www.celsias.com/blog/2007/03/...is-it-heading/

I find this frightening but I know that the scientists will figure it out.

Griff · 06-24-2007, 11:19 AM

Looks like other insects can take over for most crops. I wonder how many pollinators were being displaced by the over-reliance on honeybees? Mobile beekeepers were getting a pretty industrial attitude toward living organisms feeding corn syrup and such. They'll find a more sustainable model and move on.

Ibby · 06-24-2007, 11:24 AM

The colonies are collapsing?!

Oh no!

Goodbye, Australia! Au revoir, Canada! And good riddance, America!

...oh wait, you meant bees.

skysidhe · 06-24-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Looks like other insects can take over for most crops.

I hope so. You think that's a possibility?

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Originally Posted by Ibram

The colonies are collapsing?!

Oh no!

Goodbye, Australia! Au revoir, Canada! And good riddance, America!

...oh wait, you meant bees.

I think I will move to Mexico where they only use poop as fertilizer so the bees might live and I can build a house on 50,000. to 100,000 dollars.
I'll grow my own fruit. Let the aliens have and work their gentically altered crops that are killing the bees. ( I guess that's one of the reasons the bees are dying)

xoxoxoBruce · 06-24-2007, 01:37 PM

It appears to be a virus or a mite.
The Sons 'O Bees will be tougher to kill.

skysidhe · 06-24-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It appears to be a virus or a mite.
The Sons 'O Bees will be tougher to kill.

The Sons 'O Bees!!!!!!

Griff · 06-24-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

I hope so. You think that's a possibility?

In places where wild populations still exist it should develop that way, but matching crops to pollenators will be hit or miss. It probably depends a lot on undeveloped land being adjacent to the farms. Looking around here, we have a lot of different bees.

busterb · 06-24-2007, 08:00 PM

Is this not the second thread about this?? 1st was by, maybe Kitsune???sp from FL

Griff · 06-24-2007, 08:20 PM

More like third, I think...

xoxoxoBruce · 06-25-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

In places where wild populations still exist it should develop that way, but matching crops to pollenators will be hit or miss. It probably depends a lot on undeveloped land being adjacent to the farms. Looking around here, we have a lot of different bees.

The problem is the other pollinators usually take more than just pollen/nectar, so they spray heavily for them.

skysidhe · 06-28-2007, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Is this not the second thread about this?? 1st was by, maybe Kitsune???sp from FL

sorry for the repeat busterb but unless I know the title of the thread the search function fails.

tw · 06-28-2007, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

sorry for the repeat busterb but unless I know the title of the thread the search function fails.

Since then, new clues have developed. For example, Hackenberg was one of the first to call attention to this colony collapse. From a source long since forgotten:

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Mr. Hackenberg, the beekeeper, agreed to take his empty bee boxes and other equipment to Food Technology Service, a company in Mulberry, Fla., that uses gamma rays to kill bacteria on medical equipment and some fruits. In early results, the irradiated bee boxes seem to have shown a return to health for colonies repopulated with Australian bees.

Previous discussion was Bee's disappearing that began 7 Apr 2007.

skysidhe · 06-30-2007, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

Since then, new clues have developed. For example, Hackenberg was one of the first to call attention to this colony collapse. From a source long since forgotten: Previous discussion was Bee's disappearing that began 7 Apr 2007.

thanks tw

Kingswood · 04-24-2009, 08:13 AM

Colonies face extinction
The disease is still a mystery and still devastating hives. Let's hope we identify the pathogen soon and devise an effective treatment.

jinx · 04-24-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It appears to be a virus or a mite.
The Sons 'O Bees will be tougher to kill.

Is it Bacillus thuringiensis?

06-24-2007, 10:11 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Colony Collapse Disorder no not the cellar! Honeybee colonys are dying. Can we live without the honeybee? http://www.celsias.com/blog/2007/03/...is-it-heading/ I find this frightening but I know that the scientists will figure it out.

06-24-2007, 11:19 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Looks like other insects can take over for most crops. I wonder how many pollinators were being displaced by the over-reliance on honeybees? Mobile beekeepers were getting a pretty industrial attitude toward living organisms feeding corn syrup and such. They'll find a more sustainable model and move on. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-24-2007, 11:24 AM	#3
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	The colonies are collapsing?! Oh no! Goodbye, Australia! Au revoir, Canada! And good riddance, America! ...oh wait, you meant bees. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

06-24-2007, 01:37 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It appears to be a virus or a mite. The Sons 'O Bees will be tougher to kill. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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06-24-2007, 08:20 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	More like third, I think... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-24-2009, 08:13 AM	#14
Kingswood Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Vic Posts: 316	Colonies face extinction The disease is still a mystery and still devastating hives. Let's hope we identify the pathogen soon and devise an effective treatment. __________________ Ur is a city in Mesopotamia.

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