Comments on: More on bee declines http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/03/28/more-on-bee-declines/ coping with ecological suprise in a human dominated world Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:09:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bee populations are declining : Resource Management in Asia Pacific http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/03/28/more-on-bee-declines/#comment-20008 Bee populations are declining : Resource Management in Asia Pacific Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:42:01 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/03/28/more-on-bee-declines/#comment-20008 [...] Resilience Alliance Blog amongst others reports on the collapes of bee populations all over the world. Bees are polinator of many important agricultural crops, especially fruit trees. [...] [...] Resilience Alliance Blog amongst others reports on the collapes of bee populations all over the world. Bees are polinator of many important agricultural crops, especially fruit trees. [...]

]]> By: factician http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/03/28/more-on-bee-declines/#comment-13149 factician Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:27:46 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/03/28/more-on-bee-declines/#comment-13149 The Spiegel article points out that in Germany very little BT-corn is being grown (effectively none) whereas in the U.S. it is nearly all the corn being grown. They are also losing bees in Germany. That suggests that the culprit is not BT-corn. I think most entomologists think the causes of the bee die off are fungal diseases and imported mites from Asia. The Spiegel article points out that in Germany very little BT-corn is being grown (effectively none) whereas in the U.S. it is nearly all the corn being grown. They are also losing bees in Germany. That suggests that the culprit is not BT-corn.

I think most entomologists think the causes of the bee die off are fungal diseases and imported mites from Asia.

]]> By: Xris (Flatbush Gardener) http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/03/28/more-on-bee-declines/#comment-13144 Xris (Flatbush Gardener) Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:14:28 +0000 http://rs.resalliance.org/2007/03/28/more-on-bee-declines/#comment-13144 Aren't honeybees themselves a kind of monoculture? North America has native bee species. They may not have been domesticated for honey production, but they certainly can serve as pollinators. Aren’t honeybees themselves a kind of monoculture? North America has native bee species. They may not have been domesticated for honey production, but they certainly can serve as pollinators.

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