Comments on: Colony Collapse Disorder devastates pollinating honeybees around the US http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/gardening/colony-collapse-disorder-devastates-pollinating-honeybees-around-the-us.htm Useful environmentally friendly news and advice. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:07:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Allergic people beware! Bee gardens are a new gardening trend http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/gardening/colony-collapse-disorder-devastates-pollinating-honeybees-around-the-us.htm/comment-page-1#comment-798 Allergic people beware! Bee gardens are a new gardening trend Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:01:42 +0000 http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/gardening/colony-collapse-disorder-devastates-pollinating-honeybees-around-the-us.htm#comment-798 [...] probably read in the paper or seen in the news a story about the mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States, where huge numbers of honeybees around the United States were suddenly dying without [...] [...] probably read in the paper or seen in the news a story about the mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States, where huge numbers of honeybees around the United States were suddenly dying without [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/gardening/colony-collapse-disorder-devastates-pollinating-honeybees-around-the-us.htm/comment-page-1#comment-201 admin Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:15:26 +0000 http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/gardening/colony-collapse-disorder-devastates-pollinating-honeybees-around-the-us.htm#comment-201 It's funny that hasn't been mentioned anywhere else. Anyone seen any news stories that mention this, or the France issue? It’s funny that hasn’t been mentioned anywhere else. Anyone seen any news stories that mention this, or the France issue?

]]> By: Vanessa Williams http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/gardening/colony-collapse-disorder-devastates-pollinating-honeybees-around-the-us.htm/comment-page-1#comment-193 Vanessa Williams Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:53:42 +0000 http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/gardening/colony-collapse-disorder-devastates-pollinating-honeybees-around-the-us.htm#comment-193 Colony Collapse Disorder is being attributed to pesticide use. I received the following information from the Pesticide Action Network: A CCD working group was recently formed with researchers from the University of Montana, The Pennsylvania State University, the USDA/ARS, the Florida Department of Agriculture, and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to analyze the problem. Their preliminary report indicates how pesticides may be a factor. According to the CCD report, "If bees are eating fresh or stored pollen contaminated with these chemicals at low levels, they may impact the bee's ability to learn or make memories. If this is the case, young bees leaving the hive to make orientation flights may not be able to learn the location of the hive and may not be returning causing the colonies to dwindle and eventually die." Porterville Recorder reporter Sarah Elizabeth Villicana interviewed a Terra Bella, California beekeeper, Eric Lane, who suspects harm to the bees is linked to imidacloprid, made by Bayer CropScience. "It is my personal belief that this chemical is responsible for thinning the bee population," Lane said. "It was used it France and killed 70 percent of the bee population in France." Colony Collapse Disorder is being attributed to pesticide use. I received the following information from the Pesticide Action Network:

A CCD working group was recently formed with researchers from the University of Montana, The Pennsylvania State University, the USDA/ARS, the Florida Department of Agriculture, and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to analyze the problem. Their preliminary report indicates how pesticides may be a factor. According to the CCD report, “If bees are eating fresh or stored pollen contaminated with these chemicals at low levels, they may impact the bee’s ability to learn or make memories. If this is the case, young bees leaving the hive to make orientation flights may not be able to learn the location of the hive and may not be returning causing the colonies to dwindle and eventually die.” Porterville Recorder reporter Sarah Elizabeth Villicana interviewed a Terra Bella, California beekeeper, Eric Lane, who suspects harm to the bees is linked to imidacloprid, made by Bayer CropScience. “It is my personal belief that this chemical is responsible for thinning the bee population,” Lane said. “It was used it France and killed 70 percent of the bee population in France.”

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