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Current update on European honey bee colony collapse disorder and increasing attacks by Africanized honey bees invading United States.
Posts Tagged ‘honey bees’
Apr
04
2009
Episode 45 – Endangered European Honey Bees
Mar
20
2007
Episode 12 – Honey Bee Disappearances Continue: Could Pesticides Play A Role?
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Pesticides, sprayed and genetically engineered – Are they linked to honey bee disappearances and decline of all pollinators in North America? The National Academy of Sciences is now concerned about the general decline in all North American pollinators and the U. S. government is concerned about the national security challenge of this nation becoming dependent upon imported almonds, berries, apples and vegetables. The U. S. Department of Agriculture projects by the year 2015, 40% of such American foods will be coming from China.
February 2007 map above shows states so far affected by honey bee disappearances ranging from 45% to 80% without explanation to date.
Feb
23
2007
Episode 10 – Earth Life Threats
Podcast: Download (Duration: 25:25 — 23.3MB)
Part One: Alarming Disappearance of Honey Bees
Part Two: “Noah’s Ark” for World’s Seeds
It’s estimated that one-third of the world’s food supply is dependent upon honey bee pollination. But millions of honey bee pollinators in 22 American states, Spain and Poland have been disappearing at an alarming rate with no explanation to date.
While the bees are seriously declining, so are the world’s plants Some scientists expect the Amazon rainforest to be gone by the end of the 21st Century. Scientists say humans must act now to save as many species of animals, insects and plants as possible before global warming and potential devastating events accelerate extinctions. One survival project beginning immediately in March 2007, is construction of a “Noah’s Ark” seed vault inside a Svalbard, Norway, mountain in the Arctic.
Part One: Alarming Disappearance of Honey Bees
Part Two: “Noah’s Ark” for World’s Seeds
