[acceraStoof]

as i was looking up the deer, from my sightings today, i ran across this on bees.

something fun.... from totems by b steiger

bees -- the bee seems to be a universal symbol of diligence, obedience and work ethic. many ancient cultures consider bees to be the messagers of the gods. the busy little bees in a number tradition also becomes a symbol of human soul. the bee is a totem symbol for st ambrose and st john of chysostom.

the sign of the bee in egyptian hieroglyphs seems to be analogous to royalty, epitomizing the ideals of industry, creatvity and wealth, which are assoc with the diligent insects production of honey. a very old myth portrays the bee as having been created from the tears of ra. in medieval europe, the myth was converted to the bees having originated from the tears of christ on the cross.

in ancient greece, bees were considered to be the surviving souls of priestesses who in their physical lives had served the goddess aphrodite. mortal priestesses were called melissae (bees). according to tradition, the 2nd of the great temples constructed at delphi was constructed by bees.

in british foklores, bees are often assoc w/motality. if bees are seen to be vacating a hive, it is an omen that the beekeeper is not long for this world. it was also cusomary to tell the bees when there was a death in family so they would not fly away to another hive.

amoung n. american tribes of the eastern sealboard, an old children's ong laments sad fact tat th ehardworking bee has only 1 stingerw/which to defend the honey that all creatures--including humans--seen to prize so highly; the poor little bee//that lives in a tree/the poor litttle bee/ that lives in a tree/has ohnly one arrow/in his quiver.

grandmother twylah of the seneca has said that the bee is the symbol of the an industrious, selfless, self-sufficient person who can deal w/great sucesss in wide range of activities.

if the bee is your totem guide, you will be given help in organizing the chaos and ocnfusion that life can often deal to us humans. you may also expect help in cultivating your social skills. you spirit helper will serve you well as a messages of higher realms of consciousness in your dreams and visions.

an entity of peaceful organziation and construction, the bee will also teach you how to keep your stinger sheathed until you really need it.

hope this adds a bit of joy to your day....

[t78VPkdO]

oh how fab! i've just realised i've been on a bit of a bee bent this week, lots of bee related things which i won't bore you with, so interesting to 'stumble' across your post

[moderator note: there is also a bee thread in one of the other areas-just use the search feature and use "bees"]

[Pharmaciest]

i just saw that the 60 minutes show is doing a piece on the disappearing bees, or colony collapse disorder [ccd], as it's sometimes called. it's being aired locally on sunday the 24th, so check your local listings.

so the question is, why did it take the mainstream media so long to notice? pbs had a nature special on it in oct. but i don't know if that qualifies as 'mainstream'.

[ANCETPYNCTEXT]

to supernanny:
i think the reason it took the main stream media so long is because they are mostly controled by the "ruling elites" and that way they can put their "spin" on what is going on, and not really relate it to what is truely going on. its about control, imho.