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comment by briandmyers
briandmyers  ·  3857 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: There is no bee crisis

CCD is the major problem today, and the article is correct, its cause most often seems to be varroa-related problems (worst being viruses). Feral hives are not doing well, which is a cause for concern, but I believe long-term those feral colonies will adapt and thrive again. I have no opinion on pesticides because I haven't done the research. All kinds of pesticides are bad news for bees, and many are illegal to use around bees, but those regs are seldom followed and difficult to enforce.





thenewgreen  ·  3856 days ago  ·  link  ·  

From the article it sounds like similar occurrences have happened throughout the past, hopefully it's only a temporary problem. Without feral hives we'd be pretty screwed, wouldn't we? That quote, whether it really is Einstein or not, is probably pretty accurate, though it may take longer than four years for the loss of bees to wipe out mankind. But perhaps not. pollination is pretty damned essential to life for us.

I hope that you and your hive are doing well.