Guest guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Where have the bees gone? Colony Collapse Disorder a worldwide phenomenon By VIVIAN SONG, NATIONAL BUREAU Last Updated: 4th April 2009, 3:25am n recent years there's been a lot of buzz about a worldwide phenomenon that threatens to derail the world's food supply. Suddenly and uncharacteristically, for reasons scientists and beekeepers couldn't explain, adult honeybees were abandoning their hives en masse as though deterred by a mysterious repellent. The strange phenomenon was dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder, and befuddled the custodians of these busy bees. There were no piles of bee corpses writhing around near the hives -- they were just inexplicably, gone. Young larvae and pupae were left to fend for themselves, resulting in the full collapse of entire colonies and massive die-offs. full article: http://www.torontosun.com/life/greenplanet/2009/04/04/9000241-sun.html If you enjoy your food, thank a bee! Amma's Canadian ashram will be getting a bee colony soon, when (if?) it gets warmer. Apparently spring has been canceled. Keval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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