WHAT'S ALL THE BUZZ (OR IS THERE) ABOUT?

EVERYONE HAS PROBABLY HEARD THE STORY OF THE BIRDS AND BEES FROM OUR PARENTS AT SOME POINT IN OUR YOUNG LIVES. HOWEVER THEY NEVER TOLD US ABOUT THE COLAPSE OF WORLD FOOD PRODUCTS. THE FIRST TIME I ENCOUNTERED A BEE SITE, I ENDED UP WITH A SWOLLEN EYE. FOR MANY YEARS I WOULD TRY TO KILL THEM WHENEVER I SEEN ONE. LITTLE DID I KNOW THEN THAT THEY WERE A MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TO SOME OF THE MANY FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND GRAINS WHICH I ENJOY TODAY. TODAY HONEYBEES POLLINATE OVER 14 BILLION SEEDS AND CROPS ANNUALLY. HOWEVER, THERE IS GREAT CONCERN AMONG RESEARCHERS, UNIVERSITYS, AND BEEKEEPERS AROUND THE WORLD. THE HONEYBEES ARE DISAPPEARING AT AN ALARMING RATE, MANY CALL IT THE "AIDS OF THE BEE INDUSTRY". WEST COAST LOSSES RANGE FROM 30 TO 60 PERCENT AND UP TO 70 PERCENT FROM THE EAST COAST AND TEXAS. MANY THEORIES ARE BEING EXAMINED BUT THE END RESULT COULD BE DAMAGING. TO BEE OR NO(T) TO BEE! by lknutson