On Jun 1, 12:48 pm, SDR wrote:
Couldn't sleep at all last night: Heat made me turn on
the ceiling fan and the noise from that kept me imagining
there were little creatures from outer space creeping
around the house. Then because I had been reading
about the disappearance of the bee before going to bed
... all night long I kept mulling over this nightmare scenario
where our bees were being abducted by little creatures
from outer space (after they had, naturally, gone through
all their own planet's fierce beasts) to be used in their
bizarre rite of passage from "boy"to "warrior" (in which
each "boy" had to engage in a fight to the death with a
"fierce creature" from another planet (our bee). I "watched"
a couple of the fight, and they were pretty horrifying.

Otherwise, since this is a world-wide phenomenon, there
must be a world-wide cause. And the only thing I can
think of off the top on my head happening world-wide
right now is the shifting of the earth' magnetic field(s).

Whatever the cause turns out to be, the mystery is truly
upsetting on many human levels. Reminds one of just how
fragile our existence on this planet really is.

It's troubling, but it isn't world-wide - it isn't even
nationwide. Some areas of the country (such as
the US Northeast) don't seem to be seeing it at all.

The Colony Collapse Disorder Working Group from
Texas A&M University has an interesting FAQ
on the subject.
http://honeybee.tamu.edu/media/pdf/06FAQCCD.pdf

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Walt Smith
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