37 Million Dead Bees.

From memory after bacteria the largest biomasses on the planet are krill, mould then ants, then other insects

By mass their are way more ants than humans and probably bees.



37 million bees probably probably isnt anything, there are likely trillions

 

That's one way of talking yourself into the belief that this isn't a serious problem.

 

It's estimated 1/3 of all our food is maintained by pollination from bees.

 

yeah but there are other insects used for pollination . wasps for instance , minute fig wasps are abundant. fig wasps are responsible for pollinating almost 1,000 species of figs. figs are unusual fruits as the flowers are actually inside the immature fruit. fig wasps enter through a tiny pore to mate, lay eggs, and pollinate the tiny flowers. however because the wasp in general isnt covered in tiny hairs. its not as efficient as bees for pollination.. unlike the bees the wasp is an efficient predator of harmful insects.. win some lose some.

 

But figs don't grow here...

 

other insects aren't even going to come close to what bees do.


List of Crop Plants Pollinated by Bees
While we don’t need bees to pollinate every single crop, here is just a brief list of some of the foods we would lose if all our bees continue to perish:

• Apples
• Mangos
• Rambutan
• Kiwi Fruit
• Plums
• Peaches
• Nectarines
• Guava
• Rose Hips
• Pomegranites
• Pears
• Black and Red Currants
• Alfalfa
• Okra
• Strawberries
• Onions
• Cashews
• Cactus
• Prickly Pear
• Apricots
• Allspice
• Avocados
• Passion Fruit
• Lima Beans
• Kidney Beans
• Adzuki Beans
• Green Beans
• Orchid Plants
• Custard Apples
• Cherries
• Celery
• Coffee
• Walnut
• Cotton
• Lychee
• Flax
• Acerola – used in Vitamin C supplements
• Macadamia Nuts
• Sunflower Oil
• Goa beans
• Lemons
• Buckwheat
• Figs
• Fennel
• Limes
• Quince
• Carrots
• Persimmons
• Palm Oil
• Loquat
• Durian
• Cucumber
• Hazelnut
• Cantaloupe
• Tangelos
• Coriander
• Caraway
• Chestnut
• Watermelon
• Star Apples
• Coconut
• Tangerines
• Boysenberries
• Starfruit
• Brazil Nuts
• Beets
• Mustard Seed
• Rapeseed
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Cabbage
• Brussels Sprouts
• Bok Choy (Chinese Cabbage)
• Turnips
• Congo Beans
• Sword beans
• Chili peppers, red peppers, bell peppers, green peppers
• Papaya
• Safflower
• Sesame
• Eggplant
• Raspberries
• Elderberries
• Blackberries
• Clover
• Tamarind
• Cocoa
• Black Eyed Peas
• Vanilla
• Cranberries
• Tomatoes
• Grapes

If one of your favorites is on this list, you should consider becoming a bee activist.
http://honeylove.org/list-of-food/

 

Not high on my list of things to worry about

 

I was right anyway, as usual, up to 50 trillion or so world wide


Stuff on the greenpeace site is the usual guessing game crap

All that really needs to be done is ban the same class of pesticides in North America that the EU has, no biggie

 

That seems not all that needs to be done as bees are still dying in the EU too. They are not 100% sure why. It is a reasonable assumption to look into pesticides but it seems not that reasonable to conclude already that that's the only thing that needs to be done and then it's ok again. It is also speculated it could be the mobile phone networks for instance (hey I'm not sure at all, but it seems worthy to look into to me)

 

Not having food might be high on your list...



Of course by then it would be too late. Oh well, carry on.

 

Some people just are apathetic about these things if the consequences aren't directly in their face.

 

Syrphid flies are considered the second most important group of pollinators after wild bees.. http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/index.shtml

 

What? syrup flies?



lol good info Ori, thanks for that.