Bee Colony Collapse Disorder Could Send Us Into a Food Shortage!
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What Is CCD and Why Is a Bee My Link to Food?
Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD for short, is a phenomenon where the worker bees suddenly abandon the hive, leaving the honey, the Queen bee, her eggs and babies to fend for themselves.
The bee keeper goes to bed with a colony of thousands of bees and wakes up the next morning to empty hives. The bees are not dying, they're simply abandoning the hives.
The plight of the bee farmer is about to become our plight too, when we try to buy such foods as almonds, apples, and even beef from the store. Without honeybees to pollinate the food, we're going to see shortages in crops, sending prices skyrocketing.
What's making the bee colony collapse disorder occur? No one knows for sure. Some believe the bees are exhausted from being farmed out to pollination areas. Others believe a build-up of toxins drives them away, because after the hive is abandon, other insects wait a long-than-usual time to invade the colony for their own use.
So far, the bee CCD has hit 24 states, Canada, and European countries as well. A full quarter of the United States honeybee population has been lost. Almonds, cucumbers, apples, peaches, and 80 other American crops will feel the sting from this phenomenon.
Pollination fees have tripled, and the farmers will surely be passing that cost along to the average consumer.
Update: A new story says they may have finally found the cause of CDC! Click here to find out why researchers believe a foreing germ introduced to the United State is to blame for this phenomenon.
This Lens Won Lens of the Day on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007!
This little bee lens did one of the above in June of 2007, and I'm very proud that it was featured and raised awareness about the bee and his world affecting our world.
The Importance of the Bee to Our Survival
Honeybees Do more Than Just Make Honey

Nobody really thinks of bees as the driving force behind our crops. We envision fertilizers, sprinkler systems, and rich soil, but without the honeybee, crops don't produce.
In California, 80% of the world's almond crops are grown - and they just happen to be fertilized by bees. But California has to import the bees, since they have a small bee population (400,000 hives).
Beekeepers ship the bees to California in February, and fees just went from $50 per hive to $150 per hive due to the shortage.
Apple pollination fees doubled, which means apple prices will also go up at the grocery store this year. Farmers have narrow profit margins anyway, so they can't afford to absorb the cost for us.
Bees Have Been Hit Hard Before
Honeybees who pollinate the world's crops have been hit by issues previously. Mites, pesticides, and another mystery problem called "Disappearing Disease" hit the honeybees throughout history.What's different this time is that the CCD is hitting strong colonies and they're leaving behind plenty of food. Before, they would never abandon the entire brood of bees and ample resources.
What's scaring researchers is that waxworm moths and hive beetles ignore the honey that's left behind, when they'd usually be immediately upon it to scavenger whatever was abandoned.
Sound Off About Bees and CCD
Bees Even Affect Your Beef Purchases!

Bees play an important role in fertilizing the alfalfa that cows are fed by cattle industry leaders. With no alfalfa, there will be no feed for the cows - or a pricier substitute will be found, and the cost passed along to consumers.
What's Causing Bees to Leave the Hives?
Beekeepers Would Certainly Like to Know!
They're finding proof that the hives are being affected by many things. In a CCD-afflicted colony, researchers find fungi, viruses, mites, and chemicals.But does this cause a total abandonment? It hasn't in the past. Something has to be linking this all together, and that's what scientists are frantically working on right now.
Commercial beehives are being hit hardest, making the researchers believe it may have to do with the stress of constant relocation.
The bees immune system is weakened, so they fall victim to infection. Their little lives are short enough as it is. A worker bee dies off after only 6 weeks, but a Queen lives on for 5 years.
One surprising study came from Germany, that determined cellphone signals were interfering with the honeybees navigatory abilities. American researchers dismiss this study, but could there be a connection?
Bees and Honey
Talk About Random!
Bee CCD Is Hit or Miss
The weirdest thing is - a bee keeper could go to bed one night, wake up and find half his colonies are gone. The other half are going about their busy bee day as if nothing happened.It's so scattered, that it makes it more difficult for researchers to pinpoint the exact causes. One beekeeper can have his entire business wiped out while a guy down the road keeps thriving in the honey and pollination business.
Spread the Word About Saving the Bees
Symptoms of Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
As stated by http://www.beesurvey.com
1.) The complete absence of adult bees in colonies, with no or little build up of dead bees in the colonies or in front of those colonies.2.) The presence of capped brood in colonies.
3.) The presence of food stores, both honey and bee bread:
i. which is not immediately robbed by other bees
ii. when attacked by hive pests such as wax moth and small hive beetle, the attack is noticeably delayed.
In cases where the colony appear to be actively collapsing, there is:
1.) An insufficient workforce to maintain the brood that is present.
2.) The workforce seems to be made up of young adult bees.
3.) The queen is present.
4.) The cluster is reluctant to consume provided feed, such as sugar syrup and protein supplement.
Are You a Bee Fan Now?
I never knew the little guys did so much for us. Chime in and let me know how you liked this lens!
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- AppalachianCountry AppalachianCountry Jul 3, 2009 @ 5:37 am
- This is a great lens and a great concern. Thank-you for all the wonderful detail. 5 stars*****
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- Amy Amy May 26, 2009 @ 6:40 pm
- Researchers have NOT found a cause of CCD. I am a researcher myself and, while there are a number of efforts to find the reasoning behind the epidemic, nothing has been found.
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- kiwisoutback kiwisoutback Mar 21, 2009 @ 1:19 pm
- This is really interesting. Thanks for the info.
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- lisadh lisadh Aug 5, 2008 @ 1:43 pm
- Well done lens on an important topic!
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- ElkieRog ElkieRog Jul 19, 2008 @ 4:04 pm
- Great lens, no wonder it made lens of the day. Is there any more info about the shock of moving the bees? Are stay at home hives of hobbiest bee keepers having this problem. It does not seem that insect raiders could detect a problem with stressed bees? Please check out my lens on Yosemite Valley Weekend Trip at Low Cost.
Thanks for this effort and your book "Social Networking on Squidoo"
ElkieRog
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- josefgraf josefgraf Jun 21, 2008 @ 4:33 pm
- Why the Bees are Dying - (and how to bring them back)
This article opens the box on the disappearing honeybee issue, so-called Colony Collapse Disorder, by using spiritual ecology and the indications of 20th Century renaissance man, Rudolf Steiner, to realize the common denominator of suspected causes. If entrenched analysts, who have been concertedly looking at external threats for the villain, were to turn their sights 180 degrees, they would discover that "we have met the enemy, and the enemy is us!" - that is, overall human interference.
Visit the article : Why the Bees are Dying - and how to bring them back
Or:
http://www.evbooks.net/earth_vision_021.htm
A report from Earth Vision, The EV project - taking nature to a new level, by Josef Graf
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- Art By Alida Art By Alida May 17, 2008 @ 5:26 pm
- I took a great deal of interest in this topic and researched it very much.
One of the problems also was that the bees could not seem to find their way back to the hive for some reason.
I went to yahoo groups on pets/bees and read about what those beekeepers were saying.
The beekeepers said that the majority of bees used in business pollination for moving to large crops were a sort of hybrid bee and that the bee keepers did not change the size of the bee hives to accommodate their size and that had something to do with it.
THEN they said the ones who were not dying were raised and used on organic products away from crops and trees which where pesticides were used. I have a friend who has a large walnut tree orchard. He is having no problems with pollination and his trees are doing fine.I also read where a scientist from Indiana University of Indiana at Bloomington has found PROOF that the pollen from genetically modified corn which blows into nearby streams is killing cadisflies.GMO?
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- LeslieBrenner LeslieBrenner May 8, 2008 @ 11:49 am
- Thank you for drawing attention to this. I've seen a few news reports about it. The latest bee-killer theory is air pollution. There's probably so much pollution the tiny critters can take.
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- totalhealth totalhealth May 7, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
- Great lens and lots of information, shows just how important bees are in our environment.
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- Bob Ewing Bob Ewing Apr 20, 2008 @ 9:40 am
- Great lens, bees and pollination are vital to our food supply. Bring Back the Bees
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- eccles1 eccles1 Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:49 pm
- What a great lens!! what can we do about this ?
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- green syndicalist green syndicalist Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
- organic honey bees are ok google, them & collapse disorder & or try indymedia
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- FLbeekeeper FLbeekeeper Apr 6, 2008 @ 4:33 am
- Wow, I hadn't expected a video I put together my freshman year to actually be referenced, or at least mentioned, in such an informative context. Well done Tiff on a great lense, and thanks!
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- Jan 26, 2008 @ 12:10 am
- Wow. I learned more about bees and the problem they are having from this lens than all of the news about this on television combined. I am glad you are getting the word out about this. Thank you.
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- Dan_Foley Dan_Foley Jan 4, 2008 @ 1:37 am
- Hi Tiff,
I've been interested in Bees CCD for several months. It could be really scary. This lens is one of the best sites I've seen on the subject. Awesome job!
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- K.Samuel-Stevens K.Samuel-Stevens Sep 7, 2007 @ 9:38 am
- Very informative lens. 5 stars.
I suspect CCD is another example of the greater problem that the human race is destroying the delicate balance of nature.
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- CliveAnderson CliveAnderson Jul 30, 2007 @ 12:16 pm
- Hi Tiffany, This is a TOP LENS and one of very great importance. This subject is really starting to hit the limelight right now, I believe it was Einstein who warned us what could happen should the entire bee population be diminished. 4 Years
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- allysa allysa Jul 23, 2007 @ 2:30 am
- a must seen lens, very important infos here for everyone. It adds up my knowledge. Thank you. I'm giving you 5* for the great job! Hope you can visit my lens too. :)
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- suzanmarie suzanmarie Jul 21, 2007 @ 9:01 am
- So scary. Have now been watching the news for bee stories.
This live science article speaks about solitary bees and farmers efforts to use them.
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- globalinternetmall globalinternetmall Jul 13, 2007 @ 10:49 pm
- Great lens! But for myself I did learn more about bees even though I really don't like the sting. :) This is great for parents to show there kids and for me my Grandkids. Thank you!
http://www.squidoo.com/my_powermall/
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- Retro_Loco Retro_Loco Jul 12, 2007 @ 1:54 am
- Absolutely fascinating! Great-looking lens. 5 stars! ~Vicki~
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- shawnhi77 shawnhi77 Jul 11, 2007 @ 11:38 am
- Wonderful lens. Full of a lot of good info. 5 stars from me.
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- Dianne Dianne Jul 7, 2007 @ 11:02 pm
- Hi Tiffany. I have an article on my lens about this same issue, related to radio waves. You have an abundance of great information here!
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- VacationTip VacationTip Jul 4, 2007 @ 11:49 pm
- Hi, great lens about bees! Well worth 5 stars :-) My lens is about Top 10 Vacation Spots. Come check it out and rate it for me! Thanks :-)
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- datingtips93 datingtips93 Jul 4, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
- Love this lens. We need more lenses/awareness exploring the environmental issues we are facing. 5/5
Nicole
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- keithstieneke keithstieneke Jul 4, 2007 @ 7:09 pm
- The disappearance of bees is scary and I think it is a combination of things even the global warming effect. But the cell phone theory may play a part, but my belief it has something to do with genetically engineered plants.
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- RedRidingHood RedRidingHood Jul 3, 2007 @ 2:54 am
- I bet it's all the genetically engineered plants out there.
I heard one biologist describing how some monarch caterpillars who accidentally ate pollen from some nearby gm crops were dying.
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- Nicegoogoo Nicegoogoo Jul 3, 2007 @ 2:18 am
- Great lens on Bees and I liked it and rated excellent and 5 stars.great and you can visit my lens on self confidence hypnosis.
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- GGeorge GGeorge Jul 2, 2007 @ 10:11 am
- Great lens as usual. I enjoyed the information very much.
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- titanium_knights titanium_knights Jun 30, 2007 @ 2:56 pm
- Congratulations on LOTD! Had no idea this was even a concern.
Thanks for sharing!
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- Pat Okerlund Pat Okerlund Jun 30, 2007 @ 12:57 pm
- Great information! I have always loved honey bees and have steadily noticed a decline in my garden until this year. They loved my huge ligustrum bush with all it's flowers. Now they are hanging around my garden, too. I like to be optimistic!
Pat Okerlund
Bridal Jewelry
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- Dominique Dominique Jun 30, 2007 @ 12:31 pm
- Hi Tiffany,
Great lens! I had been hearing quite a bit about this problem. Thanks for the additional information.
Dominique
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- Slinkylady Slinkylady Jun 28, 2007 @ 3:57 pm
- Some people say cellphone tower broadcasts are disorienting the bees.
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- PaulaFarris PaulaFarris Jun 28, 2007 @ 3:47 pm
- Congrats on LOTD! And thanks for the great lens!
I had no idea this problem existed. With all the health problems caused from the "food" we are consuming nowdays it isn't any wonder that the bees are abandoning their hives. Maybe we should look elsewhere also?
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- myyeastinfectioncure myyeastinfectioncure Jun 28, 2007 @ 2:11 pm
- thats crazee i had no clue that we even relied on bees at all, let alone as much as we do.
Awesome work!
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- CookiePies CookiePies Jun 28, 2007 @ 11:56 am
- worth reading a new knowledge
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- JohnMadness JohnMadness Jun 28, 2007 @ 10:05 am
- want to see Rachael Ray Show?
look here http://www.savesforyou.com/rachael-ray
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- mike mike Jun 28, 2007 @ 5:48 am
- Did you know that Bees are not native to The US?
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- nellyel nellyel Jun 28, 2007 @ 4:36 am
- It's about time we started to listen to what nature is telling us. They have been around alot longer than the human race !
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- sharycea sharycea Jun 28, 2007 @ 3:17 am
- A most beautiful and informative lens! A friend mentioned this to me a few months ago. So, I opened up 2 small vials of liquid bee pollen and we toasted the bees as we talked about the bottles becoming hard to acquire. We were very concerned and alarmed by this phenomenon.
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- internet_user internet_user Jun 28, 2007 @ 2:13 am
- what a nice lens thanks for all the information related to BEE
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- Kmre68 Kmre68 Jun 27, 2007 @ 6:36 pm
- My father-in-law was a bee keeper, but this was happening to him and he had to stop doing it.
Great lens to get the word out.
Thanks!
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- Stormy_J Stormy_J Jun 27, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
- Wow, what an interesting and informative lens. We often think of the curative properties of honey, but just kind of take it for granted that there will always be plenty. It's interesting to know that bees have such a huge impact on all other aspects of the environment as well.
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- HotbuttonPress HotbuttonPress Jun 27, 2007 @ 4:25 pm
- It's important to remember that we have more than 400 native pollinators, so all is not lost. However, they are as susceptible to destruction as European honeybees in areas with high use of pesticides and GM crops. For example, my town sprays malathion for mosquito control - toxic to bees. :(
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- Alex Alex Jun 27, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
- Maybe the bees are just using MySpace now.
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- brookehudson brookehudson Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:53 pm
- Hi Tiffany, this lens i amazing. Congrats! I wasn't much aware of this CCD. You have provided a valuable reads and resources. 5 stars.
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- adez7 adez7 Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:32 pm
- Hi Tiffany,
You have not only a great lens, but a very important one as well. Einstein stated that the bees were so important to mankind that if they all left at once, mankind would have a short 4 years left to live on this planet. Keep up the great work.
blessings, and 5 stars
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- GlenaRecords GlenaRecords Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:12 pm
- I was privileged last month to hang out with a gentle beekeeper who was transferring a swarm from a tree on our block to a new hive. After he got most of the bees in the new box, he let us put on the bee suit and headgear and climb up to see the bees getting used to their new space. Amazing!
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- Ryan B Ryan B Jun 27, 2007 @ 1:03 pm
- Great Lens!
I'm currently trying to raise money for bee research by selling tshirts. I noticed you linked to another site selling tshirts, which is great! The more money raised, the better! I hope you'll check mine out!
Ryan
http://www.savetheblank.com
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- FundraisingGreen FundraisingGreen Jun 27, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
- Love your Lens. This is exactly what Squidoo is all about.
Jenny
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- kaplan kaplan Jun 27, 2007 @ 11:47 am
- Amazing lens....!! Bees are a man's best friend :D
lol..rated 5 star..
Do check out my lens on earning money online !
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- ChaiWriter ChaiWriter Jun 27, 2007 @ 11:44 am
- Awesome lens Tiff.
Thanks for the education.
Chai
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- Gwendoline Gould Gwendoline Gould Jun 27, 2007 @ 11:23 am
- Great informative lens. As a Nurse in the U.K. we are using honey to dress diabetic ulcers, and it is the choice for wounds in patients who are mrsa positive and can therefore see the importance in the survival of the honeybee.
http://www.squidoo.com/glycemicIndex/
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- Diana Walker Diana Walker Jun 27, 2007 @ 9:30 am
- Congratulations on being Lens of the Day.
I really find your information helpful and thought-provoking.
Diana
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- Handcraftedcolor Handcraftedcolor Jun 27, 2007 @ 9:21 am
- All around us we see signs of collapse...Thank you for a beautiful article. I am new to squidoo and did not realise how much was possible.
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- Kathryn Kathryn Jun 27, 2007 @ 9:06 am
- Thank you for an informative illustrated article.
Did you know that the old tradition is that bees will leave your hive if you don't inform them of deaths, births and marriages in the family? Seems sort of connected somehow - the bees' reenge. Not only TALK to your bees, but LISTEN to them.
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- Jennifer Jennifer Jun 27, 2007 @ 9:04 am
- Thanks for the info. I bet it's a rotten Bush poisoning the bees. Not likely, but it's fun to blame him anyway.
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- Pierce This 2 Pierce This 2 Jun 27, 2007 @ 8:48 am
- I had heard on the news that humans would only live about 5 years, if all the bees died.
Lisa http://www.squidoo.com/Belly_Button_Rings/
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- A_little_fundraising_helper A_little_fundraising_helper Jun 27, 2007 @ 8:13 am
- Great lense, very educational! I had no idea these busy bees were so important. We have to work on finding out how come this happens..and maybe look more into German study...
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- Jeff_C Jeff_C Jun 27, 2007 @ 4:21 am
- Great lens as usual. Your vast array of information boggles the mind.
Keep up the great work!
JC at Easy Home Improvement
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- Angela Angela Jun 27, 2007 @ 3:08 am
- It's late and I just got home after a meeting with other energy healers, and I came back and noticed I'd gotten the day for my teleconference about the bees wrong! ah well - I invite you to Join us at: http://www.I-Dare-You.com/02-audios/bees/bees-01.html WEDNESDAY June 28 at 8pm Eastern !
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- Best-CD-Rates Best-CD-Rates Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:43 am
- Yes there is a connection with cell phones just like the connection with cancer and cellphones. Workmans comp
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- serendipityrose serendipityrose Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:31 am
- Great Lens! I've heard about the bees troubles in the past but it is always good to remind us of their importance.
Thanks!
http://www.serendipitybooksandmore.com
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- Karen Karen Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:01 am
- I had never thought beyond the trauma of bee stings.
Wow on the info. Very informative
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- ProfDavid ProfDavid Jun 27, 2007 @ 1:49 am
- Fascinating and insightful, but I am not ready to panic yet. Its on my radar.
Thanks
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- Christopher Scott Christopher Scott Jun 27, 2007 @ 12:59 am
- Great lens. Very informative. Keep up the hard work.
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- Paul Penafiel Paul Penafiel Jun 27, 2007 @ 12:49 am
- Was it Albert Einstein who said that if bees are wiped out on the face of the earth, we only have 4 days to live or something like that? it does make you think how valuable these bees really are. Sweet lense dude!
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- PattiVilla PattiVilla Jun 27, 2007 @ 12:03 am
- Great lens, thanks for the information, I'm looking foreword to reading more as you work on your lens. Here in Pennsylvania the bee problem has been a big issue, especially since Penn State University is studying the problems. I sure hope they find answers soon. I'll do a lensroll.
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- Brite-Ideas Brite-Ideas Jun 26, 2007 @ 11:05 pm
- Great lens. Thanks. Actually was just having a talk with my Mom the other about how few bees there are this year, compared to last year. The town she lives in has taken notice of this.
Barbara Tremblay Cipak,
Song Lyrics and Poems
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- AtHomeSource AtHomeSource Jun 26, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
- I've always been a bee fan! They work soooo hard for us. This is a good message - many people don't realize how important bees really are to agriculture.
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- Peter Peter Jun 26, 2007 @ 10:29 pm
- Extremely interesting. Just how widespread is the problem? What is to be done about it?
Great Lens.
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- bea kunz bea kunz Jun 26, 2007 @ 10:11 pm
- Good information and well delivered.
We have an herb farm in Tennessee, this is the first year we have had no honey bees. Very disturbing indeed.
Thanks for sharing.
Bea Kunz
http://www.sagehillfarmsandvintagestore.com
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- Peter Murkland Peter Murkland Jun 26, 2007 @ 9:57 pm
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- Wendy Wendy Jun 26, 2007 @ 9:44 pm
- I just learned of this the other day and was shocked at how big a role the bee plays in our food supply.
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- novelator novelator Jun 26, 2007 @ 9:18 pm
- Great lens! My main question now is: where do the bees go after they abandon the hive? Does anyone know? I'm sure it's hard to track a scattering of honey bees, but perhaps discovering where they go might lead to a greater understanding of why they leave in the first place.
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- MJCJR MJCJR Jun 26, 2007 @ 9:03 pm
- Your lense is great its really to bad that we as humans will destroy this fantastic planet that we live on but it will happen!! I pray that someone will find the answer to the problem of the mighty bee!
Thank You for a great lense! you have my vote for the year!!! MJCJR
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- Jun 26, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
- Very informative, very disturbing. What other countries are affected? The African bees spread from a research site in São Paulo Brazil and spread South, East, West and North in spite of attempts to control them. This seems like another bee challenge. Maybe the answer is in the good hives!
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- chaliecat chaliecat Jun 26, 2007 @ 8:26 pm
- You are correct. if something isn't done this world is going to be in trouble.
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- Recoup Recoup Jun 26, 2007 @ 8:18 pm
- Great info. I like the layout of your lens.
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- barbararyan barbararyan Jun 26, 2007 @ 8:16 pm
- wow great lens, I had no ideas how important bees are. Gave you 5 stars!
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- KarenKay KarenKay Jun 26, 2007 @ 8:09 pm
- Tiffany,
I had no idea bout this! Glad you made LOTD!
Thanks for making us aware!
Vote 'em a 10! Wednesday is the last day!
http://lifeteambuilders.blogspot.com/
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- SuzanMarie SuzanMarie Jun 26, 2007 @ 8:05 pm
- This is scary. My sister-in-law has a small group of honey bee hives. Curious if this is happening in only the large farms or do the small bee hive keepers see this too? I will be back to check on your updates of this serious phenomenon.
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- Bubbadah Bubbadah Jun 26, 2007 @ 7:48 pm
- Very interesting lens.
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- Asmimov Asmimov Jun 26, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
- There are some who believe that the military is pulsing the ionosphere, which would have a larger effect than cell phones.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=358026383514035106
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- Janusz Janusz Jun 26, 2007 @ 7:01 pm
- Congratulations on LOTD.. Great Lens! learn something new everyday at Squidoo.
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- What-I-Found What-I-Found Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:42 pm
- What a great,informative lens. You included all the theories that I have heard, I'll pass this on.
Thanks,
Tina
My Squidoo Lens!
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- Retired-Cop Retired-Cop Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:39 pm
- Great Lens, very informative.
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- carolwebb carolwebb Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:36 pm
- I too am anxious about our bees, and thought at first that we have just gone too far with artificial feeding and transporting them around the country, but now I have found something else which may be a factor. Our planet is moving into another vibration, this may be worth investigation.
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- BigGirlBlue BigGirlBlue Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:32 pm
- Great information. I have a "green" yard and I've noticed an interesting phenomena this summer. Bees are dropping dead. I've never seen anything like it in previous years.
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- sweattshop sweattshop Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:32 pm
- Very important imformation.
Thakn you.
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- desertgrace desertgrace Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:31 pm
- Wow, this is very informative. Thanks!
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- Angela Treat Lyon Angela Treat Lyon Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:30 pm
- You may be familiar with the powerful energy healing system called EFT, the Emotional Freedom Techniques - I'm offering a free teleclass intended to create healing energy for the bees using this syste. Join us at: http://www.I-Dare-You.com/02-audios/bees/bees-01.html Thurs June 28 at 8pm Eastern
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- Encourager Encourager Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:30 pm
- Thanks for a very informative lens. I have always loved bees and I enjoy honey.
Hope a solution to this problem is found soon.
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- Marc Marc Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
- If they're so nice, why do they have stingers?
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- Robbin Robbin Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:16 pm
- Congrats on LOTD! Great informative lens that makes one think! Thanks Tiff.
(my security work is nerdlick! LOL, I had to do a double take on that one!)
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- Lady_Gotrocks Lady_Gotrocks Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:06 pm
- WOW!!! Great lens! Congrats on Lens of the day!
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- digitalscrap digitalscrap Jun 26, 2007 @ 6:06 pm
- Thank you for making this lens! Ive been reading about the crisis and think it still lacks enough coverage...Its very troubling!
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- Barkely Barkely May 17, 2007 @ 4:09 pm
- I think it is one of many symptoms that we are abusing our earth. Great info you have here.
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- dcgal dcgal May 14, 2007 @ 10:23 pm
- Liked this lens. Very informative.
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- technovoid technovoid May 14, 2007 @ 1:55 am
- Hi Tiff,
Great lems as usual. Don't know where you find the time.
Keep up the great wotk!
JD at Natural Health Remedies
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- JerryB JerryB May 12, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
- Great lens! I have a design in my CP shop, http://www.cafepress.com/denesplace/2976921 on the bee problem. Plan to do a few more if I can come up with a few effective ones.
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- surfsusan surfsusan May 12, 2007 @ 7:30 am
- I am with clip, I am sure the bees are telling us somthing.
Your lense i great.
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- Graceonline Graceonline May 11, 2007 @ 5:33 pm
- One has to wonder whether this is an isolated phenomenon, or whether it could be linked to the greater environmental decline we are see worldwide. Les Brown discusses issues like this in his book Plan B 2.0.
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- flaminglacer flaminglacer May 11, 2007 @ 9:56 am
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- Chip_Westley Chip_Westley May 11, 2007 @ 9:49 am
- Hi Tiffany,
My first reaction is that we humans are doing something wrong, like exhausting the bees; as you point out.
The bees are telling us something and we need to listen.
Thanks for a superb lens.
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