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Mystery virus threatens to wipe out bees

Posted by seumasach on June 18, 2008

Marie Celeste Syndrome is not a virus; it is a condition whereby bees simply disappear from the hive without apparent reason. This would indeed be a mystery but for the well-documented fact that EM radiation, now everywhere around us, both disorientates bees, preventing them from returning to the hive, and weakens their immune system as it does for all life. But because powerful forces do not wish us to make this connection they are using all their influence to prevent this  becoming public knowledge. As a consequence, scientists are using every kind of contorted logic to make this syndrome appear compatible with traditional aflictions of bees such as, pesticides, mites, viruses etc.. To our knowledge none of these either singlely or combination causes bees to disappear from the hive: the dead bees would be found in the vicinity of the hive. Beekeepers seem to be aware of this: here, for example, is Jerry Hayes former president of the Apiary Inspectors of America:
“With affected hives, there are no dead or dying bees on the ground as we see with pesticide exposures or other diseases. No one can explain this behavior.”
Or the Canadian Honey Council website which informs us that:
“To the beekeeper, the most obvious sign of pesticide poisoning is the presence of an exceptional number of dead bees in front of the hives.”
SCOTLAND’S population of honeybees could be wiped out by a mystery virus.

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US honeybees remain still at peril

Posted by smeddum on June 17, 2008

“With affected hives, there are no dead or dying bees on the ground as we see with pesticide exposures or other diseases. No one can explain this behavior.”

(southeastfarmpress)

Jun 16, 2008 9:44 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

In 2006, after honeybees abandoned hives in massive numbers, beekeepers began sounding an alarm that gained volume in 2007 when the mass exodus and die-off of bees picked up speed. Researchers named the mysterious malady colony collapse disorder (CCD). Read the rest of this entry »

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Mass death of bees in Germany:Pesticide approvals suspended

Posted by seumasach on May 26, 2008

There is an obvious ommission in this article: it fails to point out that the ban on these pesticicdes in France has not stopped the mass death of bees.

 
The cause of mass bee deaths has been established: pesticide products from chemical companies Bayer and Syngenta. They have been removed from sale in Germany. We should now pressure Bayer and regulators to remove them from sale elsewhere… Read the rest of this entry »

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Varroa Mite or Electromagnetic Fields? New Research into the Death of Bees

Posted by seumasach on May 25, 2008

 

An important report whose translation we hope will soon be made public. However, Warnke is mistaken in thinking that  CCD first appeared only two or three years ago

 

Letter to Beekeepers and Beekeeper Associations (HESE PROJECT)

 

Dear Board Members and Directors of Beekeeper Associations, 

 

Dear Beekeepers! 

 

The death of bees has for some time concerned beekeepers, the media, but also worried 

scientists who have affiliated themselves with our Kompetenz initiative for the protection 

of man, environment and democracy (www.kompetenzinitiative.de). 

 

The disturbing phenomenon is presently predominantly attributed to the Varroa mite in 

newspapers and periodicals. It remains uncontested that there are such connections. Yet 

plausible arguments have been put forward explaining that the mite attack also occurs as 

a result of previous damage to the bees’ immune system due to electromagnetic fields.  Read the rest of this entry »

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