Good news: the bees are back in town!

lostinrates

I like good news and I love bees.

https://www.economist.com

domcastro

eh? don't know what you mean???

Do you mean bumblebees because they are slowly disappearing?

lostinrates

domcastro wrote: »

eh? don't know what you mean???

Do you mean bumblebees because they are slowly disappearing?

Yes. I can't get past the headline link, but it seems there is a return to California of bees. The syndrome of colony death is very worrying.

And its relevant...its in the Economist!

Heyman_2

Thank goodness for some good news. I was standing on the chair with the noose at the ready, although it's not the first time this forum has almost pushed me over the edge

Jennifer_Jane

Thanks, Lostinrates, there is hope in the World, then. And today was a lovely sunny day, so perhaps there are good times ahead....


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PasturesNew

Direct link to the actual article.

http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13226733

If you're into bees and want to save some: http://savethebees.com/

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Direct link to the actual article.

http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13226733

Thank you smartypants

A_fiend_for_life

"Many of the things we eat are pollinated by bees, so something like 165 million pounds worth of this country's economy is dependent on bees.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2008/04/21/bees_feature.shtml

A mysterious ailment of honeybees threatens a trillion-dollar industry and an essential source of nutrition.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/141461/output/print

Talk about jobs for all:eek:

piggeh

Thank goodness, I guess I can stop worrying about the trees and plants killing us with biochemical weapons now!

domcastro

piggeh wrote: »

Thank goodness, I guess I can stop worrying about the trees and plants killing us with biochemical weapons now!

you would worry if they went coz we'd have no food or flowers etc

benood

And I saw a bumble bee flying around in the garden last weekend, green shoots this side of the Atlantic too.