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| Author: | Tam [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 15:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Disappearing honeybees. |
I read in a local weekly magazine that honeybees all over the world appear to be disappearing quite rapidly over the past few years. No definate cause has been found despite much research into the issue, but it can be blamed partly on pesticides, even the "friendly ones", which are actually found to be causing the bee equivalent of AIDs. It doesn't sound like much of a problem, but apprently this huge decrease in the bee population could consequently result in a huge decrease in vegetative production over the coming years..you're all intelligent lads, is it actually possible that losing our bees could have this kind of mass effect on plant production, or have the editors of the magazine just fabricated facts to make people like myself panic about nothing? |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 15:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
Well considering how many plants rely on insects to pollinate themselves, yes. |
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| Author: | Tmuk [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 15:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
I'm sorry, did you say they were all dying of AIDS? |
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| Author: | Da5e [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 15:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
That evil death-bee. |
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| Author: | Tmuk [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 15:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
That'll teach them not to be so promiscuous. |
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| Author: | Tam [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 15:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
Tmuk wrote: I'm sorry, did you say they were all dying of AIDS? "...the possibility is that although friendly insects like bees and ladybirds survive, their immune systems are affected, causing a bee equivalent of AIDS, this leaves the bees open to infection." S'what the article says 
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| Author: | Pundabaya [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 16:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
Don't worry, they're actually aliens, and are going home. |
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| Author: | Shin [ Sat Sep 13, 2008 19:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
I wouldn't mind if wasps died because of it, I hate wasps! They chase me wherever I go http://www.blogography.com/photos13/WaspAttack.gif Bee's are in decline anyway because of the climate aswell aren't they? Bloody countryfile watchers at work |
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| Author: | sinister agent [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 13:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
Tmuk wrote: I'm sorry, did you say they were all dying of AIDS? No, the bee equivalent of AIDS. BIV. BIIIIV. BIIIIIIIIIIIV! |
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| Author: | Scarysheep3000 [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 14:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
HIVe? |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 14:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
Scarysheep3000 wrote: HIVe? Shut the door, the Innerneh's been won for today. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 15:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
 Scarysheep for mod! |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 20:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
I heard it was because of mobile phone radiation which was causing the bees to lose their sense of direction and not find their way back to the hive to do their dance to indicate the way to the pollen, which in turn meant those in the hive starved to death... ...or yes, they all got confused and had unprotected beesex and got HIVe, etc etc. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 20:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
I read about this too, elsewhere. Apparently it is a very big concern, as if the bees all die out, so do we. Of course, the problem is made worse by... you guessed it! The beekeepers! Loads of them get paid a shedload to travel all around the country (and other countries) pollinating stuff in certain areas. This causes the bees to get lost more often or become more susceptible to DEATH. Bah, and indeed humbug. What's going to kill us all first? Global Warming? Dead bees? Peak oil? Sarah Palin? MaliA? It's all so complimacated. |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 20:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
You forgot mad bears. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 20:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
 [vote: MaliA] |
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| Author: | Dudley [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 23:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
Tam wrote: I read in a local weekly magazine that honeybees all over the world appear to be disappearing quite rapidly over the past few years. No definate cause has been found despite much research into the issue, but it can be blamed partly on pesticides, even the "friendly ones", which are actually found to be causing the bee equivalent of AIDs. It doesn't sound like much of a problem, but apprently this huge decrease in the bee population could consequently result in a huge decrease in vegetative production over the coming years..you're all intelligent lads, is it actually possible that losing our bees could have this kind of mass effect on plant production, or have the editors of the magazine just fabricated facts to make people like myself panic about nothing? It's ok, they're not dead..... as such... |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Sun Sep 14, 2008 23:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Disappearing honeybees. |
Dudley 
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