Comments on: A surprising decline of pollination services in USA http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/ coping with ecological suprise in a human dominated world Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Beekeeper http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-141760 Beekeeper Sat, 10 May 2008 20:11:28 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-141760 What you can do: 1) Buy organic - this supports the whole movement. 2) Require producers and our governments to list GMO and pesticides on the labels of food products so consumers have a choice, and know what they are consuming and contributing to. Pesticide producers should proudly stand behind safe products, and dodge labeling otherwise. 3) Start beekeeping - it is easy, assuming you are not allergic. 4) Enact bee protection legislation - bees are not pests. 5) Create bee habitat. 6) Create and protect native bee habitat. 7) Never use pesticides, and discourage others from doing so. 8) Provide wildlife habitat, where wildlife can drink, forage, and feed. 9) Set up a backyard pond to give fresh water to wildlife. 10) Switch to renewable energy. 11) Disregard myths about "killer bees", learn the facts instead. 12) Remember the DUST BOWL! What you can do:
1) Buy organic - this supports the whole movement.
2) Require producers and our governments to list GMO and pesticides on the labels of food products so consumers have a choice, and know what they are consuming and contributing to. Pesticide producers should proudly stand behind safe products, and dodge labeling otherwise.
3) Start beekeeping - it is easy, assuming you are not allergic.
4) Enact bee protection legislation - bees are not pests.
5) Create bee habitat.
6) Create and protect native bee habitat.
7) Never use pesticides, and discourage others from doing so.
8) Provide wildlife habitat, where wildlife can drink, forage, and feed.
9) Set up a backyard pond to give fresh water to wildlife.
10) Switch to renewable energy.
11) Disregard myths about “killer bees”, learn the facts instead.
12) Remember the DUST BOWL!

]]> By: Emily Ponten http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-140503 Emily Ponten Mon, 05 May 2008 19:51:27 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-140503 why has the bee population gone down so far? I am working on my freshman project in the Northshore School District. For our project we have to design a product and we are going to start a self pollinating farm where we rent out our bee hives to local farms to encourage farming in our region, which has a particularly high unemployment rate. We need to know what is causing the bees to decline and die so quickly. What ways are there to save them and to save us money? Please respond quickly. why has the bee population gone down so far?
I am working on my freshman project in the Northshore School District. For our project we have to design a product and we are going to start a self pollinating farm where we rent out our bee hives to local farms to encourage farming in our region, which has a particularly high unemployment rate. We need to know what is causing the bees to decline and die so quickly. What ways are there to save them and to save us money?

Please respond quickly.

]]> By: More on bee declines at Resilience Science http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-13000 More on bee declines at Resilience Science Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:52:01 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-13000 [...] appears to have been a number surprising collapse of bee populations.  These collapses are important because bees are key providers of pollination ecosystem services, [...] [...] appears to have been a number surprising collapse of bee populations.  These collapses are important because bees are key providers of pollination ecosystem services, [...]

]]> By: DAVID LARSON http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-6577 DAVID LARSON Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:29:08 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-6577 One might also consider the effects of multiple pesticides and in particular, genetically modified food crops that contain an pesticide inserted into the plant's dna. There are also specific pesticides and fungicides deemed safe for adult honeybee which are meant to be applied only at the seed level, which are now being used at the foliage level. Food for thought... David Larson One might also consider the effects of multiple pesticides and in particular, genetically modified food crops that contain an pesticide inserted into the plant’s dna. There are also specific pesticides and fungicides deemed safe for adult honeybee which are meant to be applied only at the seed level, which are now being used at the foliage level.

Food for thought…

David Larson

]]> By: Bee problems caused by monoculture? at Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-2557 Bee problems caused by monoculture? at Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:36:11 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/02/28/a-surprising-decline-of-ecosystem-services-in-us/#comment-2557 [...] picked up the Bees in Peril story and amplified it considerably. More interesting still, over at Resilience Science Garry Peterson points out that maybe the decline in pollinators is linked to the fact that [...] [...] picked up the Bees in Peril story and amplified it considerably. More interesting still, over at Resilience Science Garry Peterson points out that maybe the decline in pollinators is linked to the fact that [...]

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