The real mystery is why these reports (here and here)are being ignored by most Beekeepers and mainstream Journalists, and Government agencies

By Alex Morales

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) — John Chapple stands among a hum of honeybees flying in and out of 10 hives in the gardens of Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s London residence by the River Thames. The insects are buzzing. For now.

Eighteen months ago about two-thirds of the 40 hives that Chapple keeps across the capital died off, including all 12 in his own back yard. London’s beekeepers collectively lost half of their colonies in the past two years. During last winter alone, almost a third of hives across the U.K. lost their bees. Read the rest of this entry »

Daily Mail

By ALISON BEJAMIN and BRIAN MCCALLUM

Yet another article that downplays the role of electromagnetism,(see our right sidebar). However, the authors stress the danger of the bee’s extinction is to humanity

The mountains of southern Sichuan in China are covered in pear trees.

Every April, they are home to a strange sight: thousands of people holding bamboo sticks with chicken feathers attached to the end, clambering among the blossom-laden branches.

Closer inspection reveals that children, parents and even grandparents are pollinating the trees by hand.

Key to life: Bees pollinate our crops and without them we’d have seriously limited food supplies Read the rest of this entry »