Albert Einstein warned of two approaching apocalypses: nuclear annihilation and the disappearance of bees. He said:
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left.”
Vanishing of the Bees – Trailer from Bee The Change on Vimeo.
For about the past 5 years there has been an occasional alarm raised about the disappearance of what is commonly known as the honey bee. This reduction in the bee populations has sent an alarm through the scientific community that something is wrong. The condition of the vanishing bees is known as Colony Collapse Disorder.
At least 1/3rd of every bite that goes into our mouths is made possible by bees because of pollination. This simply isn’t something we can do for ourselves.
What is causing CCD? Pesticides? Emissions? Just a normal bee cycle?
Do we just blow this off as liberal BS? Is it worth the risk? Many people worry about what debt will do to their children and grandchildren. What will no food do to them?
Just something to think about.
Screening of Vanishing of the Bees in Washingon and Richmond on March 31.
Ellen Page’s interview with Bill Maher was taken off of YouTube by HBO. GRRRR
You can see her if you watch Bill Maher on demand, the episode from Friday, March 25.
I wouldn’t say CCD is either liberal, or BS….unless of course you want to use it as a global warming drivetrain.
Doesn’t most science turn political? Look at the nuclear fight, the climate change fight, etc. When does the bee fight begin?
I first learned about this a few years back talking to a honey maker that sells his wares at the Manassas Farmers Market. Business was a little slow and he had some orange and raspberry honey so we stopped to chat and look at his products. We ended up buying but he also mentioned that honey prices were edging up because of a problem with bee’s and he wasn’t sure what was killing them off..
I hope Dow Chemicals comes up with an alternative human way of doing things in case the problem can’t be corrected.
And that raspberry honey was GOOD.
You can get a big tax exemption if you raise bees on your property. I don’t know what the details are though.
The whole bee CCD is scary. I am not willing to bet the ranch on these types of things,
I consider it along the same lines as I do climate change.
another indication of the end of days, as astutely predicted by the mayan calendar to occur in december of next year
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/einstein/bees.asp
Snopes says it is undetermined whether Einstein said this or not. Chances are he didn’t but that doesn’t make the problem any less of a concern.