Guest guest Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 Report from Miami Shores, Florida. I've lived here 15 years and never seen this before. Yesterday morning and this morning I've found dozens of dead honey bees on the landing at my front door. I have jasmines in bloom that may be attracting them to the area. My yard guy and I were brainstorming and we're thinking maybe the mercury-containing " energy efficient " light bulb in the front may be to blame? Probably not, but it's the only change I've made in the last year to my front yard. I have an organic yard and have a natural pest control company - not saying something they're using might not be to blame, since they use natural chemicals to kill insects like termites, roaches, fleas and the like. They haven't been here for a treatment in months, however. Is anybody else finding lots of dead bees in the morning? I'm cc'ing this to the USDA rep in Homestead for comment. I've collected several dozen of the dead bees. A friend who is an ecologist with IFAS in Broward is coming by this afternoon and she'll take some bees to the honey bee scientists in Broward. It's a real mystery and heartbreaking in these times of honey bee hive collapse around the country. -- - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Anya, Those bees might be showing up because of the jasmine, and the fact that it is past the time for bees to swarm.. Meaning. Those bees are the ones that were " put out to pasture " (so to speak) I was told this by a bee keeper. That the older soldiers go off from the hive to die. Why?? I didn't ask, but it seems to fit the mold from most animals. I've never had an animal that I know of die near the family, or the herd... In fact they wander off to some where else to die.. it's kind of strange to see it, but it's really kind of interesting. I think it's part and parcel to the Idea of one does not " poop " where one sleeps. Jennifer. > - > Anya > 07/12/08 08:59 am > , NaturalPerfumery , > ATFE2 > [ATFE2] Dead honey bees > > Report from Miami Shores, Florida. > > I've lived here 15 years and never seen this before. Yesterday morning > and this morning I've found dozens of dead honey bees on the landing at > my front door. I have jasmines in bloom that may be attracting them to > the area. My yard guy and I were brainstorming and we're thinking maybe > the mercury-containing " energy efficient " light bulb in the front may be > to blame? Probably not, but it's the only change I've made in the last > year to my front yard. > > I have an organic yard and have a natural pest control company - not > saying something they're using might not be to blame, since they use > natural chemicals to kill insects like termites, roaches, fleas and the > like. They haven't been here for a treatment in months, however. > > Is anybody else finding lots of dead bees in the morning? > > I'm cc'ing this to the USDA rep in Homestead for comment. I've collected > several dozen of the dead bees. A friend who is an ecologist with IFAS > in Broward is coming by this afternoon and she'll take some bees to the > honey bee scientists in Broward. > > It's a real mystery and heartbreaking in these times of honey bee hive > collapse around the country. > > -- > - perfumes, aromatics, classes, > consultation > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hi Jennifer Bees can swarm anytime here in Miami. So you think I have geriatric bees that decided my bright, tropical front door and jasmines were the best final resting place? ;-) Doubt it, or I would have seen it sometimes in the 15 years I've lived here. Still looks like the lightbulb is the culprit. pixieladie wrote: > Anya, > > > > Those bees might be showing up because of the jasmine, and the fact that it > is past the time for bees to swarm.. Meaning. Those bees are the ones > that were " put out to pasture " (so to speak) I was told this by a bee > keeper. That the older soldiers go off from the hive to die. Why?? I > didn't ask, but it seems to fit the mold from most animals. I've never > had an animal that I know of die near the family, or the herd... In fact > they wander off to some where else to die.. it's kind of strange to see > it, but it's really kind of interesting. I think it's part and parcel to > the Idea of one does not " poop " where one sleeps. > > -- - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 I have not seen any dead honey bees, but few live ones either. The raspberries and comfrey were humming like mad, but when you look closer you see a lot of wasps and bumblebees, instead of honey bees. At least someone is doing the job! Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com (blog) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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