…about the bees disappearing last week:
The decline in the US bee population, first observed in 2006, is continuing, a phenomenon that still baffles researchers and beekeepers.
Data from the US Department of Agriculture show a 29 percent drop in beehives in 2009, following a 36 percent decline in 2008 and a 32 percent fall in 2007.
Scientists are stumped:
Researchers have looked at viruses, parasites, insecticides, malnutrition and other environmental factors but have been unable to pinpoint a specific cause for the population decline.
Of course some of us aren’t, we know the Bees come from Melissa Majoria, there is even a blog about the gardens there.. but I couldn’t talk about that last week.
What a difference a week makes
