tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post7087128275143253452..comments2023-10-31T05:37:45.410-07:00Comments on Hungry Hyaena: Colonies collapsingHungry Hyaenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-45076684573473079132007-06-25T08:30:00.000-07:002007-06-25T08:30:00.000-07:00Tree:That's encouraging to read. I'm happy to lea...Tree:<BR/><BR/>That's encouraging to read. I'm happy to learn of folks like your friends and I hope their bees thrive.<BR/><BR/>Chris:<BR/><BR/>Well, yes and no. Entomologists know about the flux - it is another angle the media is reluctant to explore as it complicates the quick read - but the extent of this current decline is far more wide ranging geographically.<BR/><BR/>It isn't simply hype. If that were the case, we wouldn't have the fruit growers of California making such a row or the world's entomologists wringing their hands.<BR/><BR/>That said, everything is hype, I suppose, if you take the long view. Humanity itself will die in a relatively short time, so really all the fuss about global warming or the horror of genocide is hype, too. But shrugging and saying it's "just natural" is one step away from nihilism, as I see it.Hungry Hyaenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354349850246750046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-64331670108180169052007-06-25T05:59:00.000-07:002007-06-25T05:59:00.000-07:00When I'm curious about any topic, I always turn to...When I'm curious about any topic, I always turn to <A HREF="http://www.straightdope.com/" REL="nofollow">The Straight Dope</A>. The answer is almost always there and almost always trustworthy.<BR/><BR/>There was a Mailbag article recently about <A HREF="http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mvanishingbees.htm" REL="nofollow">Colony Collapse Disorder</A>. Quick summary: European honeybee populations have been suddenly dying off (and then bouncing back) since the 1890s and no one's sure why.<BR/><BR/>In other words: It's all hype. Again.Chris Rywalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15766746064219235983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-24098286624910093812007-06-22T21:08:00.000-07:002007-06-22T21:08:00.000-07:00I keep looking out for the theory behind the colla...I keep looking out for the theory behind the collapse - but I have yet to run into something plausible. Interesting how people/media are still concerned about the commercial/economic angle when it portends more...Steppen Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393768887629510399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-72644873057431882472007-06-22T10:40:00.000-07:002007-06-22T10:40:00.000-07:00Thanks for the plug. :) Great point about native v...Thanks for the plug. :) Great point about native vs. non-ntive species, BTW! I added something about that into the comments on my post. Native bees are of course my favorite: if only crops could be pollinated by millions of buzzing, bumbling bumbles, I'd be thrilled. (but of course then honey would be incredibly scarce. . . darn).bioephemerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236131204289070096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11167350.post-88371020538696942832007-06-21T15:48:00.000-07:002007-06-21T15:48:00.000-07:00Hi HH,I'm one of those people that believes this i...Hi HH,<BR/><BR/>I'm one of those people that believes this is a serious issue. I thought it an interesting coincidence to find this post because just recently, a woman I work with started keeping bees on her farm as she and her husband are also concerned. These folks are pretty serious about a sustainable lifestyle; I really admire all that they do.<BR/>By the way, she and her husband signed up for a class on how to keep bees, she said it sold out very quickly and was standing room only, so they aren't the only ones trying to reverse the tide, so to speak.Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267341272145443931noreply@blogger.com