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Looks like they solved the bee die-offs
Story here. It appears to be a tiny parasite, somehow imported from Asia.
I can tell you that they've died off around here. When the mesquite tree bloomed last year, it was overrun with bees, who love mesquite nectar. This year -- I literally could not find one of them on it.
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Combine this with the late freeze we had in March and no wonder my apples aren't out this year. I have, literally, perhaps 1/10th of them growing from last year. It's a real pain in the ass, since I make some of my income from them, give them out to the neighbors and co-workers, and so forth.
Posted by: Jonas Salk at July 19, 2007 12:05 PM
Its going to be like Dutch Elm Disease which originated in Asia also. The American elms were all wiped out, only elms remaining are Asiatic elms. The solution will end up being Asianized bees.
Posted by: The Mechanic at July 19, 2007 01:49 PM
Oh, nonsense. What does Asian parasites have to do with global warming? Or my cell phone? Or my car? Or my being an American? Or me eating beef? Stop spreading these irresponsible rumors.
Posted by: buzz at July 19, 2007 02:11 PM
Ain't the global economy great?
Posted by: Letalis at July 19, 2007 06:45 PM
Since I shoot Revolutionary War era firearms, I bought four pounds of beeswax in the Spring after reading earlier stories about this. I assumed the price of beeswax (used to lubricate the patches for the ball) was going to sky rocket.
Posted by: Rudy DiGiacinto at July 19, 2007 07:26 PM
My rosemary plant usually has bees crawling all over it throughout Spring and Summer, but not this year. I blame Gore.
Posted by: Windy Wilson at July 20, 2007 07:23 PM