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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:59 PM Jan 2016

Beekeeper Who Sounded Alarm on Colony Collapse Disorder Loses 90 Percent of His Hives

Beekeeper Who Sounded Alarm on Colony Collapse Disorder Loses 90 Percent of His Hives
Saturday, 30 January 2016 00:00
By Maryam Henein, Honey Colony | Report

David Hackenberg, who first announced the phenomenon now known as 'Colony Collapse Disorder' (CCD) back in late 2006, has lost 90 percent of his bees. Again.

"We've lost our bees before, but it's never been this bad," says 43-year-old Davey Hackenberg who now runs Buffy Bee, his father's East Coast operation. The father-and-son team went from 1700 hives at the beginning of winter to a little less than 300. And for the first time in years, they're not driving cross-country to the Central Valley to pollinate almonds. They don't have enough bees. Many commercial beekeepers depend on the lucrative almonds – a 6.5 billion dollar crop that spans 500 miles—to stay in business.

Bret Adee, the biggest beekeeper in the world, also recently lost a massive amount of hives. He went from 90,000 hives to 40,000. This is not the first time Bret has lost a big part of his operation.

"We haven't seen any of this colony collapse disorder here," Adee first stated back in 2007, during the filming of my award-winning documentary, Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by Ellen Page. We interviewed Adee beside his 70,000 hives in Lost Hills. But a few months later, he returned to discover the largest disaster ever seen in bee-keeping history — 40,000 hives containing two billion bees had disappeared. The event became known as a 'bee holocaust.'

More:
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34589-beekeeper-who-sounded-alarm-on-colony-collapse-disorder-loses-90-of-his-hives

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Beekeeper Who Sounded Alarm on Colony Collapse Disorder Loses 90 Percent of His Hives (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2016 OP
Ah, yes, chervilant Jan 2016 #1
What are you talking about? I've seen this covered frequently and in depth. Nitram Jan 2016 #6
Sigh... chervilant Jan 2016 #7
Sorry, I just have no sympathy for anyone who is ignorant because they get their "news" from... Nitram Jan 2016 #9
The only word in your post chervilant Jan 2016 #10
I just checked out your profile. chervilant Jan 2016 #8
Kicking for exposure. nt malokvale77 Jan 2016 #2
Thanks for posting - this is a serious topic that doesn't get nearly enough attention A Little Weird Jan 2016 #3
Amazing! Who would have ever guessed? Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2016 #5
K&R Paka Jan 2016 #4

Nitram

(22,663 posts)
6. What are you talking about? I've seen this covered frequently and in depth.
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 05:15 PM
Jan 2016

But then I don't get my news from the TV.

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
7. Sigh...
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 05:27 PM
Jan 2016

"M$M" is the television media, and all of the media controlled by the corporate oligarchy. Monsanto and Bayer (among others) certainly have a vested interest in quashing any news about CCD.



(PLEASE, reserve your snarkiness for snark-worthy posts. SMDH...)

Nitram

(22,663 posts)
9. Sorry, I just have no sympathy for anyone who is ignorant because they get their "news" from...
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 05:56 PM
Jan 2016

...the wrong sources. And I'm way beyond being shocked or upset about what passes for news from those sources. It is just a waste of time. Sigh, yourself.

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
10. The only word in your post
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 11:14 PM
Jan 2016

that's relevant is "sorry," which is what you should BE for assuming I get my "news' from television. I do not own a television--on purpose. If you are interested in why, get a copy of Mander's seminal work, "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television."

(Judging from the number of hides you currently sport, you might want to dial back your snark...)

A Little Weird

(1,754 posts)
3. Thanks for posting - this is a serious topic that doesn't get nearly enough attention
Sun Jan 31, 2016, 12:36 AM
Jan 2016

This is not directly related, but if you haven't seen it yet, check out the time-lapse of bee development -

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