BEES Die: We Starve & Die

It is called Bee Colony Collapse, it is brought about by using Pesticides....  The FDA just approved a new even deadlier pesticide....  It is once again time to stand up for your life and right to live and make your voice heard:

 Earthjustice

EMERGENCY ACTION: Bee populations are plummeting but that has not stopped the EPA from approving a highly toxic bee-killing pesticide that has just been confirmed by Harvard researchers as the main culprit behind colony collapse. Please send EPA a message right now opposing this irresponsible move! http://ow.ly/wFXv4
 
The pesticide sulfoxaflor is manufactured by Dow AgroSciences and is sprayed on corn, alfalfa, oats, and other important crops. Bees pollinate nearly 1 in 3 of all the fruits, veggies, and nuts that we eat. That's why we need you to speak out for bees right now!

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Book Review from http://marian-reads.blogspot.com/ :

"The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: a Scientific Mystery" by Sandra Markle

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This is a very easy to read & understand book. It is also a very important book to read if you are interested in ecology and the protection of our natural food sources.

In October of 2006, Dave Hackenberg went out to check his bees..... Millions of them. What he found was only the queens of each hive & their broods... the rest were missing.  Three weeks earlier, he had driven the group of 30,000 from FL to PA and all was well.  

In January 2007, beekeepers from all over the u.s. met.... many had experienced the same form of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).  Beekeepers were losing anywhere from 30-50% of their hives....  The biggest issue wasn't the loss of beekeeping business, but the fact that without honeybees food crops would fail and people would go hungry.

Scientists & beekeepers found that: change of habitat (wide spread urbanization & single crop land utilization [usually corn]); overworking & improper diet (cutting short the honeybees rest time and feeding them sugar syrup); pesticides (especially neonicotinoids [nicotine based]); Varroa mites; and Nosema fungus are to blame. 

The book goes on to talk about care & feeding of bees; the different types of honeybees; the splitting of colonies; and a new "Hygienic" breed of bees that help fight mites & diseases.

The book also has a short section on: Global Rescue Effects; Helping Your Local Honeybees; and Honeybee Websites.

What an amazing book which I am happy I took the time to read!