To revisit the topic of bee disappearance, Salon has an interview with four experts. I love experts. They know more than I do and tend to have that air of infallibility.
In brief, why are the honey bees dieing?
- It's not cellphones. That's just silly.
- We're pretty sure it can't be genetically modified crops but it might be genetically modified crops.
- We don't want to blame global warming but it might be global warming.
My first collapse started last summer when a powerful colony, in a manner of a week, went downhill. The drone cone sort of cascaded down over the foundation like ice on a mountain. In another hive that was equally strong, the bees ended up lying dead on a mat that extended about six feet. That didn't happen with the other hives, which is indicative of agricultural poisoning. Also, the drones hung around until snowfall, which is unusual, indicating some kind of kind of behavioral dysfunction with the worker bees.Ah, so it's a lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock-n-roll causing dysfunctional behavior in worker bees. Sounds like a sudden influx of marijuana and mushrooms. They were going to go collect pollen but then figured, "Dude, what's the point?" Dropping dead less than six feet from the hive? Maybe heroin.
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"Also, the drones hung around until snowfall, which is unusual, indicating some kind of kind of behavioral dysfunction with the worker bees."
Or maybe they are have tired of the tyrannical Apidaen monarchy under which they must toil, and would rather die than continue to live in oppression.
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