Busy bee's....or not????

O.K two choices here, Environment OR Rural matters.

HERE got it.

We have MASSES of REALLY heavy scented roses on our balcony, and around the terrace. We have three Lime trees in FULL flower in the garden, along with two horse chestnut and a couple of cherry trees.

We have had 30°c regularly for three weeks now. The smell of the trees and flowers is like being stoned.

BUT we have not seen ONE bee or wasp!!!

I have not seen 'owt in the press regarding this, EXCEPT for the "failing to return to nest" problem. (But that was LAST year)

So IS there a general European lack of bees/wasps this year, or are we in Berlin imagining it?

I admit to being concerned.

[Sweetpea]

There have been many reports about the loss of bee's in the UK, and throughout the world. Here in the Fens, they are thankfully pretty prolific.

But, what people do not realise is that, if they go, we do.

Originally Posted by von Clausewitz

We have MASSES of REALLY heavy scented roses on our balcony, and around the terrace. We have three Lime trees in FULL flower in the garden, along with two horse chestnut and a couple of cherry trees.

We have had 30°c regularly for three weeks now. The smell of the trees and flowers is like being stoned.

BUT we have not seen ONE bee or wasp!!!

maybe they're too frightened to go in your garden?

[Haqa]

Originally Posted by von Clausewitz

O.K two choices here, Environment OR Rural matters.

HERE got it.

We have MASSES of REALLY heavy scented roses on our balcony, and around the terrace. We have three Lime trees in FULL flower in the garden, along with two horse chestnut and a couple of cherry trees.

We have had 30°c regularly for three weeks now. The smell of the trees and flowers is like being stoned.

BUT we have not seen ONE bee or wasp!!!

I have not seen 'owt in the press regarding this, EXCEPT for the "failing to return to nest" problem. (But that was LAST year)

So IS there a general European lack of bees/wasps this year, or are we in Berlin imagining it?

I admit to being concerned.

It's a CIA plot to get to you Von... you personally, but I can't tell you how I know... need to know and all that...

H.

[Haqa]

Originally Posted by churchill

maybe they're too frightened to go in your garden?

Maybe they were too scared of Von last year to have bastards.

H.

[Sweetpea]

But, what people do not realise is that, if they go, we do.

Persistent loss of bees having sour effect on economy » Propeller

Experts highlight bee loss disaster - icWales

Fungus a possible culprit in bee loss - World - theage.com.au

Millions of Bees Die - Are Electromagnetic Signals To Blame? - Health Supreme

Bee Colony Collapse Disorder - Where is it Heading? Celsias

Mystery bee killer threatens America’s fruit and veg - Times Online

"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live."

Albert Einstein

[Bruv]

I admit to being concerned.

Hel man.......Im worried about you.
There are shite gobbling turks running amok seducing our women....and all the other things you say ......and you are worried about ........Bees ?

The above is a satire on the fact that little things really do matter.


While us dead heads are working out why our children (Bastards von) are knifing each other, why islamist terrorists are bombing our way of life into the dark ages, why teenage pregnancies are up....and all the other mind numbing worries we have these days...........

When the BEES die out......so do we.

[poppy]

I was talking to a beekeeper and he says that there is a very serious problem. The whole hive collapse thing they have in the US hasn't been happening here. YET. it is not thought to bee a disease or parasite, but they dont have clue what is causing it.
I know the main food source for bees in the US is vey different to the UK.
US has vast areas of GM crops, no one at the time knew the effect this would have on bees. Is this one of them? If it is it will stay a mystery because there are big bucks in GM?
Notice UK has very small amounts of GM and doesn't have this problem.

Originally Posted by poppy

Notice UK has very small amounts of GM and doesn't have this problem.

With the GM Germany is the same as U.K. But we DO have the problem, apparantly, with bees.