Honeybee news

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Sounds pretty serious to me....especially the varroa mite.....where the heck did it come from?

Timm,
I don't know where the mite came from.
Heck, we've had to deal with "foul brood" and wax moths in the past, but this "mystery" looks to have a huge impact.
So many crops...apples to zuccini depend on these critters.
Sure, honey prices will go up..but so will everything else.
Bees are important in helping us have healthy food to eat.
I hope the scientists find what's up.

[Downthestretch55]

Timm,
Here's a little more about "colony collapse disorder". This could be very serious. Watch the futures markets, especially soybeans.
http://science.monstersandcritics.co...arming_growers

[timmgirvan]

They better figure out how to fix this problem or the economy of a few States is gonna "go south"

[Downthestretch55]

Here's a recent update. Many people might not realize how dependent we are on honey bees to pollinate much of the food we eat, and also food like alfalfa that animals that we consume or feed pellets to so they can race, also depend on.
This could be very bad. It's still a guessing game. The rebuilding will take a while. It's not just about honey prices. There's much more at stake.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/BusinessSt..._E1_Death46191

[Downthestretch55]

The honey bee mystery continues. Colony collapse is now in 24 states.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/bu...nted=1&_r=1&hp

[Downthestretch55]

Update.
The mystery continues.
This could be very serious.
Over 90 fruit and vegetable crops that we depend on could be affected.
Half of the bee keepers have gone out of business.
15 billion in agricultural crops...
Yikes!!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070407...s_070407020928

[pmacdaddy]

Sounds pretty bad.

Do you know what soybean futures have been doing?