Honeybee
- Wiped out large number of the bees that pollinate 1/3 of crop
- Millions of beehives worldwide have emptied out as honeybees mysteriously disappear, putting at risk nearly 100 crops that require pollination.
- Research is pointing to a complex disease in which combinations of factors, including farming practices make bees vulnerable to viruses.
- Taking extra care with hive hygiene seems to aid prevention and research into antivial drugs could lead to pharmaceutical solutions.
- More than half of the 3000 hives were completely devoid of bees. But no dead bees were in sight.
- 1/4 of us beekeepers had suffered similar looses.
- Hitting 36% of US beekeepers.
- More than 30% of all colonies had died.
- The bees were all sick, but each colony seemed to suffer from a different combination of diseases.
- Nearly 100 of our crops could be left with out pollinators
- There are an estimated 900-1000 commercial beekeepers int he US managing 2.4 million colonies.
- Nearly 100 kinds of crops require pollination by honeybees. The annual value of bees' work is $14 billion in the US and $125 billion worldwide.
- To bees and other pollinators, green lawns look like desert.
- As many as 170 different synthetic chemicals have been found in beehives of both sick and healthy colonies with some samples of pollen stored in cells containing as many as 35 types. although no single chemical seems to be the cause of CCD, pesticides may weaken bees' health
Why should we save the honeybees? These small and hard-working insects actually make it possible for many of our favorite foods. Cross-pollination helps at least 30% of the world's crops and 90%of our wild plants to thrive. Without bees to spread seeds, many plants- including food crops would die off.
What should we do to help save the honeybees? There are many ways to save the honeybees such as:
- Educate ourselves about why the honeybees are so important
- Plant bee-friendly and sustainable farmers
- Give up toxic chemical pesticides, fertilizer and herbicides
- Host a hive or become an urban beekeepers.
So what?
- Honeybees bring beneficial to our crop world. Be active in saving honeybees.
What if?
- the honeybee all disappear? Then the food crops and many plants would die off, no more honey available.
Says who?
- Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis VanEngelsdorp
What does this remind me of?
- This reminds me of the coyote lab we did last quarter. Coyote removal had been strongly affect negatively to the environmental and other species.
- Millions of beehives worldwide have emptied out as honeybees mysteriously disappear, putting at risk nearly 100 crops that require pollination.
- Research is pointing to a complex disease in which combinations of factors, including farming practices make bees vulnerable to viruses.
- Taking extra care with hive hygiene seems to aid prevention and research into antivial drugs could lead to pharmaceutical solutions.
- More than half of the 3000 hives were completely devoid of bees. But no dead bees were in sight.
- 1/4 of us beekeepers had suffered similar looses.
- Hitting 36% of US beekeepers.
- More than 30% of all colonies had died.
- The bees were all sick, but each colony seemed to suffer from a different combination of diseases.
- Nearly 100 of our crops could be left with out pollinators
- There are an estimated 900-1000 commercial beekeepers int he US managing 2.4 million colonies.
- Nearly 100 kinds of crops require pollination by honeybees. The annual value of bees' work is $14 billion in the US and $125 billion worldwide.
- To bees and other pollinators, green lawns look like desert.
- As many as 170 different synthetic chemicals have been found in beehives of both sick and healthy colonies with some samples of pollen stored in cells containing as many as 35 types. although no single chemical seems to be the cause of CCD, pesticides may weaken bees' health
Why should we save the honeybees? These small and hard-working insects actually make it possible for many of our favorite foods. Cross-pollination helps at least 30% of the world's crops and 90%of our wild plants to thrive. Without bees to spread seeds, many plants- including food crops would die off.
What should we do to help save the honeybees? There are many ways to save the honeybees such as:
- Educate ourselves about why the honeybees are so important
- Plant bee-friendly and sustainable farmers
- Give up toxic chemical pesticides, fertilizer and herbicides
- Host a hive or become an urban beekeepers.
So what?
- Honeybees bring beneficial to our crop world. Be active in saving honeybees.
What if?
- the honeybee all disappear? Then the food crops and many plants would die off, no more honey available.
Says who?
- Diana Cox-Foster and Dennis VanEngelsdorp
What does this remind me of?
- This reminds me of the coyote lab we did last quarter. Coyote removal had been strongly affect negatively to the environmental and other species.