On AlterNet: bees

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Have Bees Become Canaries In the Coal Mine? Why Massive Bee Dieoffs May Be a Warning About Our Own Health

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. February 12, 2012.

What scientists are beginning to understand about the cause of colony collapse could be a message for all of us.

'Beekeeper's Lament': A Rare Glimpse Inside the Endangered World of Beekeeping

Diana Cohn, AlterNet. May 12, 2011.

Beekeeper's Lament offers us a fascinating peek into the diverse, interrelated, and worrisome aspects of the beekeeper's world.

Leaked Memo Sheds Light on Mysterious Bee Die-Offs and Who's to Blame

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. December 10, 2010.

The culprit may be a pesticide that the EPA has allowed on the market despite the fact that the company which makes the pesticide has failed to prove it is safe.

Have We Really Solved the Mystery Behind the Shocking Die-off of Bees?

Tom Laskawy, Grist.org. October 20, 2010.

The New York Times essentially called it 'case closed' on Colony Collapse Disorder, but there is good reason to be wary about their reporting.

Beeline to Extinction: Saving Our Threatened Pollinators Is Key to Global Food Security

Naomi Starkman, Inside Scoop SF. May 27, 2010.

More than a third of U.S. managed honeybee colonies -- those set up for intensified pollination of commercial crops -- failed to survive this past winter.

Bee Catastrophe: 1/3 of Colonies Died This Winter, Worries Grow About Terminal Decline

Alison Benjamin, The Observer UK. May 3, 2010.

The honeybee is responsible for pollinating 90 commercial crops worldwide. What do we do if they're gone?

Seven Food and Resources Crises on the Horizon, and What You Can Do About It

Roberta Cruger, TreeHugger. April 8, 2010.

There are big problems facing the food industry and agriculture -- a look at what's on the horizon.

Bad News for Bees: High Levels Of Pesticides & Breakdown Products Found in Bees Wax and Pollen

John Laumer, TreeHugger. March 26, 2010.

Worker bees keep bringing residual pesticides back until they're knocked down by especially high exposures or become disoriented due to chronic exposure.

Last Chance to Save Wild Bumble Bees -- Has Commercial Shipping Been Wiping Them Out?

Adam Federman, CounterPunch. January 21, 2010.

Getting to the bottom of why bee populations have collapsed.

Why We Need Bees and More People Becoming Organic Beekeepers

Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 6, 2009.

Bees teach us how to live our life in a way that by taking what we need from the world around us, we leave the world better than we found it.

Life Without Bumblebees? It's Not Just Honeybees That Are Mysteriously Dying

Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal. September 15, 2009.

Not only do bumblebees pollinate about 15 percent of our food crops (valued at $3 billion), they also occupy a critical role as native pollinators.

Beekeeping Is the Latest Buzz in Urban Areas

Bridget Huber, Christian Science Monitor. July 22, 2009.

Beekeeping is making big gains in the concrete jungle, despite some concerns.

Honeybees Continue to Vanish: Don't Blame Aliens -- It's Our Addiction to Pesticides That's at Fault

Evaggelos Vallianatos, TruthOut.org. April 16, 2009.

The chemicals we use in industrial agriculture cause brain damage to the bees, making it often impossible for them to find their way home.

The Biggest Environmental Stories of the Year

David Roberts, Lisa Hymas, Grist.org. January 1, 2008.

Which enviro stories stole the headlines in 2007?

Are the Bees Dying off Because They're Too Busy?

Susan Kuchinskas, East Bay Express. August 11, 2007.

Are bees dying because factory farms are "overworking" them? California bee farmers who let their hives take it easy find their colonies are thriving.

Colony Collapse: Do Massive Bee Die-Offs Mean an End to Our Food System as We Know it?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. June 11, 2007.

It may sound like urban legend but it's not. A frightening trend of bee colony collapses could lead to everything from a radically transformed diet to an overall wipeout of the world's food supply.