Has anyone else noticed Bumble Bees (Carpenter Bees) dying? I have seen some dead ones on my patio. My grandson said he's seen quite a few at his school dead. I don't know if it had anything to do with the cold winter or if it's something else.
Bees Dying?
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koiguy1969
GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
you can thank MONSANTO for that. or should they be called MONSATAN? and also BAYER on a lesser scale..... GMOs from Monsanto and their bottled pesticides, namely ROUNDUP.. and Bayers pesticides.
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Carpenter Bees and Bumble Bees are different types of bees.
I saw a Bumble Bee yesterday, but I've never seen any dead.
There might be something in your area causing them to die.
Sadly this isnt just a US problem but a world wide one bees are dying in droves, the UK bee keepers are very worried as are others in the US and Europe.
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-s...cause-bee-deaths-and-its-really-bad-news.html
Do we need to be worried to put it plainly yes if they cant reverse this trend we are in deep trouble
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http://www.treehugger.com/natural-s...cause-bee-deaths-and-its-really-bad-news.html
Do we need to be worried to put it plainly yes if they cant reverse this trend we are in deep trouble
Dave
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fungicides, herbicides, pesticides are all contributing. They killed off thousands of bees in the almond orchards in california. They sprayed a fungicide that was deadly to the bee. A lot of professional bee keepers lost a whole lot of hives.
We spray with nothing in our little part of the world.
We spray with nothing in our little part of the world.
I looked it up, ours are carpenter bees. We've just always called them bumble bees. We don't spray or use insecticides at all. And since we are in the city, and not close to any farms, I wouldn't think it would be that. I was just wondering if it could of been the harsh winter.
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Cities are the most polluted areas. It could be anything. Bees as a whole are on a decline, but finding so many dead in your area makes me think they had to have gotten into something. Thats not saying its something you did, since bees travel quite a range, it could be anything in your area.
koiguy1969
GIGGETY-GIGGETY!!
altho maybe not responsible for the bee deaths your inquiring on...bees are responsible for the polination of so many plants... they can pick up pesticides from anywhere and carry them back to the hive. some GMOs, like corn, actually produce their own pesticides, if your interested, google "monsanto and bee deaths". its well known that these are responsible for bee deaths in large numbers.
The honey we eat experts have found are contaminated by Pesticides etc so we ourselves are taking this in personally I blame Gvernments first then the chemcal companies for using a product they know is responsibl for these death yet niether seem to want to do anything about it .
It's a little like global warming the government and the oil companies know its happening but are happy with the status quo , I feel really sorry for children born today , just think what sort of enviroment we are leaving them
At least the car manufacturers are starting to produce Electric cars a little too late but hey it all goes to help
Dave
It's a little like global warming the government and the oil companies know its happening but are happy with the status quo , I feel really sorry for children born today , just think what sort of enviroment we are leaving them
At least the car manufacturers are starting to produce Electric cars a little too late but hey it all goes to help
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Carpenter bees do not live in hives, they are solitary insects that bore holes into wood to lay their eggs at the ends of the tunnels. The effects of bringing insecticides back to the nest, therefore, would not devastate large numbers of individuals as it would with honey bees.
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I have a lot of carpenter bees in my area (only in the last several years have I seen them). They seem to be very fond of the pressure treated decks and fences of suburbia, the chemicals used for the pressure treatment of said decks and fences, could be another contributing factor to their alleged demise.
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Funny that the image shows the carpenter bees smaller. Around here we have huge ones. I try to stay away from them in case they lift me off the ground!
Funny that the image shows the carpenter bees smaller. Around here we have huge ones. I try to stay away from them in case they lift me off the ground!
I thought the same thing. Ours are big, round and fuzzy.