--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Could this be the from GMO's? I've heard as high as 70% decline on > the east coast USA and as high as 60% on the west coast. > > "If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would > only have four years of life left." -- Albert Einstein > > I assume you've been following the calamity in this country. > Apparently it's in europe too: > > http://www.celsias.com/blog/2007/03/29/european-bees-taking-a- nosedive/ >
********** GMO crops are not widespread enough, nor have they been around long enough, and researchers are not even mentioning GMO as a possibility for bee colony collapse disorder, which has been noted since 1971: "While the exact mechanisms of CCD are unknown, pathogens, pesticides or mite associations are suspected as causative agents. Whether any single factor is responsible, or a combination of factors (acting independently in different areas affected by CCD, or acting in tandem), is still unknown; it is likewise still uncertain whether this is a genuinely new phenomenon, as opposed to a known phenomenon that previously only had a minor impact. At present, the primary source of information, and presumed "lead" group investigating the phenomenon, is the Colony Collapse Disorder Working Group,[4] based primarily at Penn State University. Their preliminary report pointed out some patterns, but drew no strong conclusions.[6] (more at link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorder
