On Jun 1, 11:48 am, 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.

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

On Jun 3, 10:15 am, Red wrote:
On Jun 1, 11:48 am, 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...

All religions are local.
Only science is universal.

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.

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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.
....

As far as 'enraptured bees' are concerned for the two previously
posting yahoos.. you too will 'bee enraptured' when commercial field
crops start to fail. jackasses.

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

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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...

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Eric Swanson --- E-mail address: e_swanson(at)skybest.com :-)
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(Eric Swanson) wrote in news:f4c38c$mjc$1
@news04.infoave.net:

I found no honey bees and no
bumble bees anywhere, just some small (~3/8 inch) bees.

We call those "sweat bees" here. A sting from one of those little shits
put me on a weeks worth of steroids a few months ago.