On Jun 3, 1:55 pm, wrote:

I haven't seen a honey bee this year! But the numerous species of
bumble bee seem to be reproducing at a much higher than normal level
since there is no competition for food. IMHO, they are taking up much
of the slack for the missing honey bees. Maybe not enough for
commercial growers, but certainly enough for the rural/urban gardens.

-Red-

I've seen six (6) bees all year..when I used to see six in one minute.

Agree on the wild and bumble bees..a lot more of them around.
...

I have crepe myrtle trees in bloom and there are literally hundreds of
bumble bees dancing from bloom to bloom, and not a honey bee among
them.

Red

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.

S D Rodrianhttp://poems.sdrodrian.comhttp://physics.sdrodrian.comhttp://mp3s.sdrodrian.com

All religions are local.
Only science is universal.

It's the rapture. No creature works so ceaselessly and selflessly as
the honeybee, literally working themselves to death for not their own
reward; not only the reward of the hive; but literally the reward of
all life on earth. so naturally, they're all going to be called to
heaven.

On Jun 1, 7:28 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Captain Compassion" wrote in message

...

It's the bee rapture I tell you.

I'm going with this idea. I like it.

It's gathering momentum. Imagine how embarassed the TV evangelists
will be.

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.

S D Rodrianhttp://poems.sdrodrian.comhttp://physics.sdrodrian.comhttp://mp3s.sdrodrian.com

All religions are local.
Only science is universal.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20.../missing_bees/

In article .com,
says...

On Jun 1, 7:28 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Captain Compassion" wrote in message

...

It's the bee rapture I tell you.

I'm going with this idea. I like it.

It's gathering momentum. Imagine how embarassed the TV evangelists
will be.

Reminds me of an old Science-fiction story:
Our Sun is about to go nova, but a fleet of UFOs appear, broadcasting that
they have come to rescue all the "admittedly inferior intellectually"
inhabitants of Earth. Then one by one, all the calculators and computers get
beamed up.

In article . com,
z wrote:

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.

S D
Rodrianhttp://poems.sdrodrian.comhttp://physics.sdrodrian.comhttp://mp3s.sdr
odrian.com

All religions are local.
Only science is universal.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20.../missing_bees/

Don't have a lot of them but they are here, with assorted bumble bees
and wasps, working the violets. Hope the cucurbits flower while they are
still around.
- Billy
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)

"Billy Rose" wrote in message
...
In article . com,
z wrote:

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.

S D
Rodrianhttp://poems.sdrodrian.comhttp://physics.sdrodrian.comhttp://mp3s.sdr
odrian.com

All religions are local.
Only science is universal.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20.../missing_bees/

Don't have a lot of them but they are here, with assorted bumble bees
and wasps, working the violets. Hope the cucurbits flower while they are
still around.
- Billy
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)

Just keep plenty of assorted flowers blooming. Here, they even go nuts over
the marigolds. A butterfly bush is also a main attraction because it flowers
until frost.

On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:10:18 -0700, Billy Rose
wrote:

[...]


All religions are local.
Only science is universal.
[..]

Hey, that's pretty neat!

Whoever posted this - attribution please?

TIA

Persephone

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
...
"Billy Rose" wrote in message
...
In article . com,
z wrote:

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.

S D
Rodrianhttp://poems.sdrodrian.comhttp://physics.sdrodrian.comhttp://mp3s.sdr
odrian.com

All religions are local.
Only science is universal.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20.../missing_bees/

Don't have a lot of them but they are here, with assorted bumble bees
and wasps, working the violets. Hope the cucurbits flower while they are
still around.
- Billy
Coloribus gustibus non disputatum (mostly)

Just keep plenty of assorted flowers blooming. Here, they even go nuts
over the marigolds. A butterfly bush is also a main attraction because it
flowers until frost.

I have plenty of flowers, but have mainly been seeing honey bees on the
grass heads. Go figure.

On Jun 1, 12:48 pm, SDR wrote:
Couldn't sleep at all last night:

Doo doo doo doodoo doo

Got to thinkin' about you

Doo doo doo doodoo doo

z wrote in news:1181225413.796056.307510
@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

On Jun 1, 12:48 pm, SDR wrote:
Couldn't sleep at all last night:

Doo doo doo doodoo doo

Got to thinkin' about you

Doo doo doo doodoo doo

Couldnt get you off my mind

Doo doodoo doo






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E-mail is munged, remove one of the hot's...

In article .com,
z wrote:

Imagine how embarassed the TV evangelists
will be.

They've never been bothered with reality before. What makes
you think it'll embarrass them this time?

wrote in message ...
In article .com,
z wrote:

Imagine how embarassed the TV evangelists
will be.

They've never been bothered with reality before. What makes
you think it'll embarrass them this time?


Because they've been left behind. How do they explain that the bees made it
to heaven and they did not? ;-)

"GP" wrote in
:


wrote in message ...
In article .com,
z wrote:

Imagine how embarassed the TV evangelists
will be.

They've never been bothered with reality before. What makes
you think it'll embarrass them this time?


Because they've been left behind. How do they explain that the bees
made it to heaven and they did not? ;-)




Bees can do something no televangelist has ever accomplished: they mind
their own bees wax.

In article . com, says...

On Jun 3, 1:55 pm, wrote:

I haven't seen a honey bee this year! But the numerous species of
bumble bee seem to be reproducing at a much higher than normal level
since there is no competition for food. IMHO, they are taking up much
of the slack for the missing honey bees. Maybe not enough for
commercial growers, but certainly enough for the rural/urban gardens.

-Red-

I've seen six (6) bees all year..when I used to see six in one minute.

Agree on the wild and bumble bees..a lot more of them around.
...

I have crepe myrtle trees in bloom and there are literally hundreds of
bumble bees dancing from bloom to bloom, and not a honey bee among
them.

I've been looking around at the local bee population the past couple of
days. There are several plants flowering at present, including laurel,
blackberry, clover and some wild flowers. I found no honey bees and no
bumble bees anywhere, just some small (~3/8 inch) bees. This may be a
hangover from the warm temperatures in March, followed by a hard freeze
in early April, or, it might be some effect of local pesticide use.
We've had very dry conditions lately, but some rains in the past week.
I do recall seeing some bumble bees a few weeks ago, but zero yesterday
and today. I'll keep looking...

--
Eric Swanson --- E-mail address: e_swanson(at)skybest.com :-)
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