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**Gaiaakgyyyg** · 03-05-2007, 02:35 PM

good morning all! [well, in my corner of the universe it is the good old a.m.]

folks are beginning to see more and more the extent of the bee crisis and how there is a domino effect. maybe they will soon begin to understand the domino effect regarding what is going on in our universe, if the information is allowed to be passed on. have a great one! jo anne

interesting article here:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/tech/science...rss_topstories
mysterious honeybee killer could make dinner bland
posted: 4:50 a.m. edt, may 3, 2007
story highlights
• usda official: "this is the biggest general threat to our food supply"
• one-quarter of u.s. colonies vanish, about five times the normal winter loss
• honeybees pollinate more than 90 of the tastiest flowering crops in u.s.
• not all scientists foresee a food crisis, noting prior large-scale bee die-offs

beltsville, maryland (ap) -- unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of america's honeybees could have a devastating effect on the country's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing its people to a glorified bread-and-water diet.

honeybees do not just make honey; they pollinate more than 90 of the tastiest flowering crops the country has.

among them: apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, celery, squash and cucumbers. and lots of the really sweet and tart stuff, too, including citrus fruit, peaches, kiwi, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, cantaloupe and other melons.

in fact, about one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the u.s. department of agriculture.

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03-05-2007, 02:35 PM	#2
Gaiaakgyyyg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	good morning all! [well, in my corner of the universe it is the good old a.m.] folks are beginning to see more and more the extent of the bee crisis and how there is a domino effect. maybe they will soon begin to understand the domino effect regarding what is going on in our universe, if the information is allowed to be passed on. have a great one! jo anne interesting article here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/tech/science...rss_topstories mysterious honeybee killer could make dinner bland posted: 4:50 a.m. edt, may 3, 2007 story highlights • usda official: "this is the biggest general threat to our food supply" • one-quarter of u.s. colonies vanish, about five times the normal winter loss • honeybees pollinate more than 90 of the tastiest flowering crops in u.s. • not all scientists foresee a food crisis, noting prior large-scale bee die-offs beltsville, maryland (ap) -- unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of america's honeybees could have a devastating effect on the country's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing its people to a glorified bread-and-water diet. honeybees do not just make honey; they pollinate more than 90 of the tastiest flowering crops the country has. among them: apples, nuts, avocados, soybeans, asparagus, broccoli, celery, squash and cucumbers. and lots of the really sweet and tart stuff, too, including citrus fruit, peaches, kiwi, cherries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, cantaloupe and other melons. in fact, about one-third of the human diet comes from insect-pollinated plants, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination, according to the u.s. department of agriculture. [more at link]
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