May 08
Imagine walking into the produce section of your supermarket of choice and seeing no apples, almonds, blackberries, avocados? Such a scenario may someday become a reality if the nation’s honeybee colonies continue to decline. A grim story in WIRED says a report complied by scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, beekeepers and other researchers …
May 09
If you haven’t yet heard the latest on Colony Collapse Disorder, a sudden and mysterious disappearance of perfectly healthy honeybees from their hives, then read these rather chilling pieces from Boing Boing and Time. In short, the reason honeybees are dying off in droves has been linked to a certain pesticide used on corn plants. The fact that pesticides …
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