Showing posts with label Bees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bees. Show all posts

Friday, August 15, 2008

Where My Bees At?

Bees are disappearing and nobody can really pinpoint why. It's called Colony Collapse disorder and could be caused by disease, a virus, genetically modified crops or even cell phones.

And now it's seeping into pop culture, so you just know it's serious. As in losing one-third of our fruit and veggies serious.

When a honey bee returns to the hive after finding a good source of nectar, it will perform a unique dance for its hive mates, detailing the distance, quality and quantity of the new food supply. Here’s what really goes on:


Learn more at helpthehoneybees.com

Jessica Hagy over at indexed is perplexed as well. As she says, what really is going on?