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Bees
By: AGelbert Date: June 17, 2014, 12:28 am
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Beekeepers are breeding a race of superbees at the Seattle
airport
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: June 21, 2014, 12:55 am
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The Neonicotinoid pesticides affect sucking insects. Bees are
sucking insects. What a STUPID and HARMFUL act it was to create
these insecticides and then get them approved. >:( :(
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Before it’s too late
Biopesticides may be a long-term solution for replacing
neonicotinoids and other pesticides, although they are in a very
early stage of development. Spider venom-based pesticides can
still be lethal to the”main target audience”, and the bees
coming in contact with them don’t the show the adverse effects
of neonicotinoids. The agent originates from the venomous Blue
Mountains funnel-web spider of Australia. The spider venom was
mixed with a carrier protein, and injected into the bees in
sucrose solutions.
Such direct and high exposure to the pesticide is not expected
under natural circumstances. During the experiment, about every
sixth bee died within 48 hours, but the rest remained completely
“functional”. This start is reassuring, but the researchers have
still to determine how bumblebees or wasps react to the same
substance.
Source: After EarthTimes
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: June 23, 2014, 9:47 pm
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President Obama Directs Federal Agencies to Restore Pollinator
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SustainableBusiness.com News
Last week, President Obama issued an executive order to expand
protection for our oceans and today, he directed federal
agencies to "reverse pollinator losses and help restore
populations to healthy levels" of bees, birds, bats, and
butterflies - as "critical contributors to our nation's economy,
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As you know, bees, bats and butterflies in particular, are under
siege and need emergency action. We must "take immediate steps
to address these alarming declines," he says. "pointing to last
year's lowest-ever numbers of Monarchs - "there is a risk this
iconic migration could end." About 30% of honey bee colonies
have been lost every year since neonic pesticides were
introduced, and native bees are also effected. Several species
of formerly common bats are being decimated by white-nose
syndrome, now found in 25 states.
Obama is directing the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and EPA
Administrator to co-chair a Pollinator Health Task Force, which
will be responsible for focusing federal efforts to research,
prevent, and recover pollinator populations. They will develop a
National Pollinator Health Strategy within 180 days, which
includes a Pollinator Research Action Plan that examines how
various stressors - pesticides, pathogens and management
practices - contribute to the decline.
And it requires federal agencies to substantially expand
pollinator habitat on federal lands. The USDA announced a small
$8 million in funding to help ranchers and farmers increase
acreage for pollinators.
EPA, USDA In Awkward Position
The EU banned neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides, but EPA
refuses to do so. While habitat loss and disease play a role in
bee loss, the science clearly points to neonics as the major
cause of decline.
Just today, researchers called for complete global phase-out of
neonicotinoids. After reviewing 800 studies in the most
comprehensive effort to date, "The evidence is clear: neonics
are harming our pollinating insects and could be causing damage
to many other species and habitats," says Vanessa Amaral-Rogers,
one of the scientists.
Widespread planting of GMO crops is another prime culprit - in
addition to wiping out nectar sources for bees and butterflies,
"The biological impact of glyphosate are consistent with all of
the known conditions related to colony collapse in bees," says
plant pathologist Dr. Don Huber.
"It's bad enough that Monsanto produces GMO crops that screw
with honeybees' gastrointestinal health, making them more
susceptible to disease. But here's the kicker: Monsanto also
treats its seeds with neonicotinoids," says Ronnie Cummins,
national director of the Organic Consumers Association. Bayer
and Syngenta are the other main manufacturers of these
pesticides.
Indeed, bee colonies began disappearing in 2004 - just one year
after the EPA allowed neonicotinoids on the market. Amazingly,
they were approved by "conditional registration,"
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without meaningful
research. >:( Over two-thirds of pesticides introduced since
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Unlike other pesticides, they are absorbed by the entire plant.
:P Even at low levels, they impair foraging ability,
navigation, learning behavior and suppress the immune system,
making them more susceptible to pathogens and disease, explains
Beyond Pesticides. They are just as toxic to birds, butterflies
and aquatic ecosystems.
"While organically managed farms prove these pesticides aren't
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EPA has
yet to take meaningful action to reduce exposure to these
harmful chemicals," they say. "Mounting scientific evidence
requires an urgent response that necessitates removing these
chemicals from the market."
A lawsuit
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has
been filed against EPA because of its continued registration of
these chemicals by Beyond Pesticides,
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Center for Food
Safety, Pesticide Action Network North America, Sierra Club,
Center for Environmental Health and four beekeepers. Incredibly,
even in the face of this evidence, EPA proposes expanding their
use. >:(
They are also trying to get legislation passed - the Saving
America's Pollinators Act, introduced last year by Rep. John
Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). [b]It would
suspend use of neonicotinoid pesticides until a full review of
scientific evidence and a field study demonstrates no harm
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Please urge your Representative to co-sponsor this bill:
Website:
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: June 27, 2014, 7:34 pm
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: July 9, 2014, 9:11 pm
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[move]No bees, no future... :P[/move]
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Do Honeybees Have Hair on Their Eyes?
By: AGelbert Date: August 29, 2014, 8:55 pm
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Do Honeybees Have Hair on Their Eyes?
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Honey bees really have hair on their eyes—the microscopic short
hairs are known as setae and help the insect with navigation. As
honey bees fly, the hair on their eyes catches the wind to help
them figure out direction and speed while traveling.
It can also sense levels of humidity in the air and help lead
the honey bees toward plants with pollen. Although there are
over 20,000 other species of bees, honey bees are among the only
ones with hair covering their eyes.
The honey bees’ eyes are made of hexagonal lenses, and are so
strong, they can see ultraviolet light that the human eye
cannot, which helps them differentiate between flowers that have
nectar and those that don't.
More about bees:
•Bees beat their wings approximately 180 times every second and
can reach speeds of up to 20 miles (32 km) per hour.
•To produce 1 pound (.45 kg) of honey, a bee has to fly 55,000
miles (88,513 km) and tap two million flowers.
•The compound vision of bees is so strong, they can view 300
frames per second
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: August 31, 2014, 2:17 pm
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How Much Honey Does One Bee Produce?
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One worker bee produces 1/12 of a teaspoon (0.4 ml) on average
in its entire lifespan.
Honey is produced when bees collect flower nectar and store it
in honeycombs. The design of the honeycombs allows for air flow
from outdoors and the beating of the bees wings.
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This lets the nectar liquid evaporate while the sugars break
down, resulting in sticky honey. During a trip to collect nectar
from flowers, a bee will visit from 50 to 100 flowers.
Collectively, honey bees must extract nectar from around two
million flowers and travel over 55,000 miles (88,513 km) to
produce one pound (0.45 kg) of honey.
More about honey:
•The average American consumes 1.3 pounds of honey every year,
according to assessments from the National Honey Board.
•Pollination, in which male parts of flowers are transferred to
female parts in order to fertilize and grow a plant, is a major
role of honey bees. [font=arial]It’s estimated the insects are
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Agelbert NOTE: IOW an Average American consumes about 409 mL a
YEAR. And we live about 75 YEARS (Lifetime average American
HONEY consumption of 30,675 ml).
THAT MEANS that 30,675 ml/0.4 = 76,678 bees live and die for the
lifetime honey consumption of just ONE average American (over
ONE THOUSAND DEAD BEES A YEAR! :o). Remember that if you are a
vegetarian. ;)
And remember that when the fossil fuelers and nuke pukes claim
that distributed energy harvesting and production is "too costly
and inefficient"
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production.
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The
fossil fuelers DO NOT DO math; they do EXTERNALIZED COSTS to
fake a profit! >:(
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: November 29, 2014, 4:25 pm
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Bombus pratorum
How the Humblebee became the Bumblebee
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The bumblebee was traditionally known as the humblebee, after
naturalist Charles Darwin began observing and documenting the
insects in records dating back to 1841. The name humblebee
refers to the humming noise the bees make as they rapidly beat
their wings while flying—it is estimated the insects can fly at
speeds of approximately 10 miles (16 km) per hour.
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By the early 20th century, the name gradually was phased out and
replaced with the modern name of bumblebee as more scientists
began to study the insects. Darwin was among the first to
recognize the importance of bumblebees’ role in fertilizing
plants as they collected nectar and pollen, and even noted
certain plants’ risk for extinction if bumblebees disappeared
and were unable to help fertilize.
More about bumblebees:
•There are an estimated 250 different species of bumblebees in
the world.
•One single bumblebee nest may contain up to 400 bumblebees
inhabiting the space. However, this is small compared to honey
bees, which may squeeze up to 50,000 bees into one nest.
•Although bumblebees are able to bite or sting, they do not
possess enough strength in their jaws to actually cause much
pain to a human.
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The bumble bee is the most common type of bee with around 250
different species of the bumble bee found around the world.
Despite the fact that the bumble bee can be found in many
countries, it is indigenous to the Northern Hemisphere, breeding
more successfully in the more temperate climates.
The bumble bee is best known for having a sting on it's tail,
which the bumble bee uses to protect itself from danger. Once
the bumble bee has stung something with it's sting, the sting
breaks off and the bumble bee generally dies. Despite common
belief, not every bumble bee has a sting, in fact the male
bumble bees (known as drones) do not have a sting at all. Only
the female bumble bee has a sting on it's tail.
One of the main causes in the decline of the bumble bee
populations is the fact that the places where the bumble bees
nest are being disturbed often destroying the bumble bee's nest
in the process. >:(
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Bumblebee nest
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A caring human devises a method of helping a bumblebee queen
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[I]Smart bumblebee queen builds a nest in ground that is rarely
disturbed.
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The bumble bee is a herbivorous animal feeding primarily on
nectar. Bumble bees also eat pollen and honey when there is no
nectar available. Bumble bees have numerous natural predators
including birds, larger insects and amphibians such as frogs and
newts.
The queen bumble bee is the one who lays the eggs. She lays her
eggs in a round-shaped mound that she then seals with wax. When
the baby bumbles bees (larvae) hatch they are forced to eat
their way out of their sealed dome.
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Bumble bees are known to play a valuable part in the eco-system
as around 1/3 of what humans eat is pollinated by bees. It is
estimated that around 80% of the world's crop species are
dependent on the pollination by bees to survive.
Sadly due to high pollution levels and habitat loss, the bumble
bee populations are rapidly declining with the bumble bee being
one of the few insects that is classed as being [I]threatened
with extinction[/I].
Human beings do not give bees the respect they deserve, as
bumble bees are vital to the survival of plants which are in
turn vital to the survival of humans.
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: May 19, 2015, 4:56 pm
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[quote]To better understand the life of a bee, photographer
Anand Varma raised bees in his backyard. The project gives a
glimpse into a bee hive and exposes one of the biggest threats
to bee health: a mite that preys on baby bees in the first 21
days of life.
Varma’s incredible footage is set to music from Magik*Magik
Orchestra as he explains the threat and what’s being done to
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Re: Bees
By: AGelbert Date: May 30, 2015, 9:46 pm
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Czech teacher battles bee-killing disease with hot hive
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Read more at
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