To Bee or Not To Be, that is the Question

Associated Content ^ | 05-12-07 | Ranger

[Candor7]

Same here in Vermont. We have a fair population of wild bumble bees that seem to be keeping pretty beezy, if you get my drift.

We also have lots of birds.The birds and the bees ar OK.The world is not going to end anytime soon.

[LibKill]

OK, I confess!

I ATE all those bees.

Fried. With fava beans and a nice Chianti.

[Viking2002]

Did anybody else find it ironic that, on this article's page, there was this ad:

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[Porterville]

Honey Bees are European... and we all know that all things european are retarded and suicidal... Let's exam prince charles and his british clowns subjects.

Let's exam the cowardice of france and spain... let's look at the lunatics in germany and the 8 foot tall mice of the netherlands. Consider the willing victims of the swedes and the fleeing moose humpers of norway.... The only thing good in western europe is that they have a few blond chicks left.

[brytlea]

When we lived in TX our back fence neighbor (rural area, we had a 2.5 acre lot, they had a much larger parcel) rented space out to an operation moving truckloads of bees. They set them near our back fence and for over a week my back yard was filled with bees to the point that you could not walk back there without them getting on you. I’m allergic to bees, so it was a pretty awful experience, since I could not use my back yard at all. In addition the darned bees came to MY koi pond and drank it down low enough that I had to add water every couple of days. A very miserable experience, I must say. Of course, I’m sure my neighbor made a nice tidy profit. I should have charged a bee watering fee....
susie

[brytlea]

there has been some speculation that beekeepers who don’t use corn syrup have fewer loses.

Interesting, but this should be easy to confirm, shouldn't it?

susie

[Eastbound]

'Bees Survive Mars trek on Inter-galactic Highway 19.5,' according to Richard Hoagland, shown displaying recent Hubble image.

[VxH]

>>heroin “agonist” naltrexone.

 

 

naltrexone is an ANTagonist.   This means that it blocks the action of heroin, leading to the withdrawal symptoms you mentioned.

 

Antagonists block

 

Agonists enhance.

 

An agonist multiplies the effect of the agent.  It makes the effect greater.

 

 

Imadicloprid is a chlorinated nicotine molecule.    My understanding is that being chlorinated makes the nicotine molecule get "stuck" on the nerve receptors that are stimulated by nicotine.   Normally, nicotine would be broken down and the receptor site would be cleared.

 

So, it's kind of like the nerves "switch" get stuck in the On position.

 

 

 

[mewzilla]

So it’s just “hot house bees” that are affected, not wild honey bees? If so, maybe because apiarists seem to depend on just a few species for their breeding stock? Less diversity, more risk?

[VxH]

[Now, what happens when birds get this imidacloprid in their system?]

I haven't seen evidence to support any conclusion regarding avian effects.

It’s even possible that there could be positive effects - it could be effective in killing avian parasites.

The nervous system of insects makes them especially susceptible to the toxic effects of long-acting nicotinoids. I don't know if that's true for birds or not.

[Calpernia]

[Now, what happens when birds get this imidacloprid in their system?]

I haven’t seen evidence to support any conclusion regarding avian effects.

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This:

>>>>Treated honey bees also showed anomalous flying behaviour: they often fell in the grass and their
flight direction was not towards the hive. Treated bees
seemed to be disoriented, and that could be the cause of
their disappearance.<<<<

Made me think of the bird flu. I’m just wondering if birds have been misdiagnosed.

[sinanju]

Yes sentis1, I read on an earlier thread here a few weeks ago where someone stated that imidacloprid caused the same problems in Europe a few years back and was banned for that reason, without the media taking much notice.

[mission9]

And threw in the Ending of the Mayan calendar in 2012 for good measure.

[mission9]

rolling on floor laugh out loud spasm

[Wonder Warthog]

"1.GMO crops might be responsible.....Bees don’t pollinate corn but most beekeepers use corn syrup to feed their bees there has been some speculation that beekeepers who don’t use corn syrup have fewer loses. The natural pesticides in these crops may be causing the bees to become immune-deficient so when you read this or that fungus may be the cause please realize that those fungus have been around awhile and it is sort of like saying pneumonia killed an aids patient."

Re-read the article. If this were true, it would affect native bees and Africanized honeybees also. But they are NOT so affected. So try again.

[Sawdring]

Thats about the time you bring out the fogger.

[bmwcyle]

Richard is on the job. /sarcasm

[LambSlave]

I keep seeing these very large bees with two yellow bands on their rear body segment, flying like hummingbirds, with really long probiscus and reddish wings. Anyone know what these things are? Around here I’ve heard them called government bees... any ideas? I’ve wondered about them for years. There are lots of them around this year.

[Eastbound]

Richard says all we gotta do adjust the SWR’s on the bee’s antennas. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that. Sounds like a big 10/4 to me. ;>

[brytlea]

Believe me, I was tempted! It was actually an even more problematic situation since I was also living there alone, in the process of selling the house so I could move across the country where my husband was already working. I was really worried that the realtor would bring someone to see the place while there were a gazillion bees swarming in the back!
I was amazed at how much those bees could drink per day, but then again, there was an entire truck full of hives. Someone (a beekeeper) said it was very irresponsible of the owners of the hives not to put out water for the bees, but I don’ tknow what the usual process is.
I wish I had had a video camera so I could have gotten video of them.
susie