http://remarc.com/craig/?p=211 Gardening, politics & more Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:22:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://remarc.com/craig/?p=211#comment-43598 Colony Collapse Disorder: Are there any facts out there? | Cold Climate Gardening Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:43:32 +0000 http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=211#comment-43598 [...] as Craig Cramer of Ellis Hollow pointed out, lack of genetic diversity in honeybee breeding lines may also play a [...] [...] as Craig Cramer of Ellis Hollow pointed out, lack of genetic diversity in honeybee breeding lines may also play a [...]

]]> http://remarc.com/craig/?p=211#comment-29376 Gloria Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:49:23 +0000 http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=211#comment-29376 Thanks for the bee information. I have been trying to learn more about the honey bees recently. Before this latest problem I was more concerned about the native bees and the lack of information on habitats and individual differences in niche dependence. What I have read has made me sad for honey bees. Taking so much honey that they are near starvation and have to rely on candy like concoctions from beekeepers. Robber bees ,when stores are low ,taking from other hives? Not to mention all the fumigants used for mites and fungus, yuck... I may never eat honey again. Maybe what is learned from this will make us better in our interactions with bees of any sort then be expanded into other relationships. Humans are taking up more and more space edging out or trying to dominate all other species. We must learn a better way or we will soon be at saturation levels where a crash is inevitable. That can happen so many ways it is scary to think about so I am going to plant more flowers... Thanks for the bee information. I have been trying to learn more about the honey bees recently. Before this latest problem I was more concerned about the native bees and the lack of information on habitats and individual differences in niche dependence.
What I have read has made me sad for honey bees. Taking so much honey that they are near starvation and have to rely on candy like concoctions from beekeepers. Robber bees ,when stores are low ,taking from other hives? Not to mention all the fumigants used for mites and fungus, yuck… I may never eat honey again.
Maybe what is learned from this will make us better in our interactions with bees of any sort then be expanded into other relationships. Humans are taking up more and more space edging out or trying to dominate all other species. We must learn a better way or we will soon be at saturation levels where a crash is inevitable. That can happen so many ways it is scary to think about so I am going to plant more flowers…

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