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Posted by linette on February 23rd 2008 to Beneficial Insects Tagged 60 minutes, bat disease, Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, disappearing bees, disease wiping out bat population

Last weekend I wrote about Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, this Sunday 60 Minutes is running a segment called What’s Wrong With The Bees? If you’re interested in finding out more on this subject check it out. I hope to watch.
On a related subject Garden Rant has a post on the reappearance of a disease that’s wiping out the bat population.
Many people don’t like bats, but they’re an important part of our ecosystem. I enjoy watching them fly around our barn catching mosquitoes on hot summer nights.

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What Is Bee Colony Collapse Disorder? How Could it Affect You?

Posted by linette on February 17th 2008 to Beneficial Insects, Environment Tagged BCCD, Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, bee population affect on food, bees dying, disappearing bee population, the latest on BCCD

Bee Colony Collapse Disorder is a phenomenon that Scientists have been trying to understand for the last couple years. Worker bees leave their hives and never return. Whole hives disappear within a couple hours. Leaving the queen and her offspring to fend for themselves.
Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, also known as BCCD is an epidemic in the bee community, and is threatening the worlds food supply even more than Global Warning. Scientists have been scrambling to determine the cause of BCCD, and have narrowed it down to a combination of things. One of the main culprits is a virus. The virus …read more

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Our Disappearing Garden Friends

What Is Bee Colony Collapse Disorder? How Could it Affect You?

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