What's happening to the Hony Bees?

GrimoreLibrarian · Post by **GrimoreLibrarian** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:20 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fTrSOFyfxs

They're playing DoDonPachi Dai-ou-jou.

I just hope Some smeg head doesn't bring Japanese Hornets to America, and if thy do I hope they hate dry climates.

I heard that one of the main reasons why Honey bees are dieing is because of a bee virus.

So what do you guys think is happening to the honey bees?

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:39 pm

Destruction of habitats. Also, bees are awesome.

gennss · Post by **gennss** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:49 pm

I killed 'em with my beam shot! (and fed 'em quarters till it pop'd)

I heard this story previously as well, but I don't think anyone has a clue yet why bee's are in decline.

Killer Bee's didn't do what was expected of them either in the 90's. So that threat was thwarted.

mjclark · Post by **mjclark** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:28 pm

In UK the bee population has been seriously affected by Colony Collapse Disorder (google it!) where the bees stop working as a team and just start fucking off on their own.No-one really knows why, but if you put a mobile phone in beehive the bees stop returning to the hive so maybe all the wireless communication stuff is upsetting them.Something similar happened just after World War 2 though.
Also beekeepers would traditionally tell the hive all the news from the local community to prevent the bees from swarming off, so maybe they're just a moody bunch...which would explain why that Bee Boss is always so Angry.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:43 pm

We broke nature. Oops.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:52 pm

finally we'll be able to test Einstein's famous phrase...

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:20 pm

What, that humanity will last only 2 years after a disappearance of the humble honey bee?

I don't know what the real reason is but I can see CNN reporting President Bush acknowledging that its middle eastern terrorists at play.

It comes down to a few things really. Irritation, resources or conflict. Irritation would just make them move so I don't think thats it. Conflict is related to resources, females or a predator. . So I would hazard its really about resources. As a kid bee's were attracted mostly to perfumed flowers. I have a feeling its pollutants in the air. Maybe the flower numbers are so low now they are over populated by demand.

mr_m0nks · Post by **mr_m0nks** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:21 am

I'm sure I read somewhere that modern pesticides and intensive farming methods have seriously damaged natural wild flower populations, the sorts that would normally be in the hedgerows and edges of fields and in past times in with the crops themselves.

I'm guessing that wouldn't help

help save the Bees

buy more honey

or sugarpuffs!

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:12 am

I'm teaching a couple articles on bees this semester, both by really smart guys. One argues that bees have beliefs, the other that bees have mental states that exhibit phenomenal consciousness (i.e. bees are not like robots or zombies, for whom seeing, e.g., has no what-it's-like).

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:10 am

Look up what Rudolf Steiner had to say about bees.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:16 am

I for one don't see it as a big deal. It's an interesting example of humans meddling with nature, but I won't cry if one day we have no bees anymore. I know they're used for more than honey (used by farmers in fields, among others) but still. Selfish remark really, might be because I'm allergic to the damn things.

elfhentaifan · Post by **elfhentaifan** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:00 pm

hornets dont make honey, do they?

mr_m0nks · Post by **mr_m0nks** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:20 pm

KindGrind wrote:I for one don't see it as a big deal. It's an interesting example of humans meddling with nature, but I won't cry if one day we have no bees anymore. I know they're used for more than honey (used by farmers in fields, among others) but still. Selfish remark really, might be because I'm allergic to the damn things.

I think you fail to see how important Bees are in the worlds ecosystem. A huge percentage of plants in the world depend on Bees for cross pollination.
They are one of those 'Keystone' species. Without them many plant species could just stop breeding and die out. I've been stung many a time by bees but I still love the little things and wouldn't harm one if I could help it I spose it helps that i love honey to!

maybe they are going back to their home planet?

Octopod · Post by **Octopod** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:46 pm

Albert Einstein: "if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man."

4 years...gives us a couple more atleast.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:49 pm

Yeah honestly... how can you think we might live without bees! They are cute and honey is great. I'd rather have something else extinct, like, hmm politicians.

Octopod · Post by **Octopod** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:58 pm

Well...ofcourse Einstein was not a biologist. Im sure we'll survive but i think things would change. Not all crops rely on bees for pollination and ofcourse there are sea foods. It would be strange though if bees were the cause of an apocalypse instead of nuclear/ biological warfare, global warming, oil shortage, etc...

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:42 pm

mjclark wrote:In UK the bee population has been seriously affected by Colony Collapse Disorder (google it!) where the bees stop working as a team and just start fucking off on their own.

Communism Works.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:21 pm

Turrican wrote:Yeah honestly... how can you think we might live without bees! They are cute and honey is great. I'd rather have something else extinct, like, hmm politicians.

Amen! Or at least political TV ads.

Yeah, they are really important, and yes we've done a good job screwing up this planet. My brother said :"I hope we never colonize Mars; we'll probably trash that, too." Sad but probably true.

I could live without Wasps or Hornets; both are much more aggressive then Honey Bee's. I hope they can make a comeback.

TriggerHeartExelica · Post by **TriggerHeartExelica** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:37 am

mr_m0nks wrote:
KindGrind wrote:I for one don't see it as a big deal. It's an interesting example of humans meddling with nature, but I won't cry if one day we have no bees anymore. I know they're used for more than honey (used by farmers in fields, among others) but still. Selfish remark really, might be because I'm allergic to the damn things.

I think you fail to see how important Bees are in the worlds ecosystem. A huge percentage of plants in the world depend on Bees for cross pollination.
They are one of those 'Keystone' species. Without them many plant species could just stop breeding and die out. I've been stung many a time by bees but I still love the little things and wouldn't harm one if I could help it I spose it helps that i love honey to!

maybe they are going back to their home planet?

Someone's been watching a bit too much Doctor Who eh?

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:28 am

First time I clicked this thread I thought it was about these

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:00 pm

What's happening to our Honey Bee converters! They are all failing!! Need to buy a true NES now!

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:28 pm

I know full well about bees and pollenation, and how they rock the ecosystems. Just stating that I, at a personal level, have a gripe/unfinished business with them.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:00 am

Fact: bees took over one of our birdbaths a few weeks ago.

Other Fact: they don't know not to drown in the water :(

More Fact! I thought this was pretty much done with. Then again it seems that the 24 hour news cycle just decided to move onto other, greener pastures; like the report stating that fully 1/4 of the world's critters are in danger of extinction.

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