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eliz
Citizen
Username: Eliz
Post Number: 567
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 9:25 pm: |     |
Is anyone else noticing a lot of dead honey bees? There are about 6 on my walkway alone, I've noticed them on the sidewalks in front of other people's homes as well. I've counted between 25-30 in the last few days. |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3052
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 10:47 pm: | |
No.
Having raised honey bees, have you had any sprays or lawn treatments in your area recently? |
Brian O'Leary
Citizen
Username: Brianoleary
Post Number: 1517
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 11:37 am: | |
I recently used a spray on my lawn that cuts down on the various grubs etc, and it warns (fine print) not to spray when bees are visiting flowers in the spraying area, as it is very harmful to them. Made me think about not spraying at all... now I kind of wish I had followed my initial feeling. |
eliz
Citizen
Username: Eliz
Post Number: 568
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 9:37 pm: | |
We don't do any spraying on our lawn but about 3 weeks ago we had Buckingham spray for carpenter ants around the base of our foundation only. That was my first thought when I saw the dead bees but I felt vindicated when I saw them over at least 1/2 mile away and on a neighbor's walkway who I know uses no pesticides. We've all be talking about it and wondered if there is a possibility of a bee virus? |
Dave Ross
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 4867
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 12:16 am: | |
You don't think rake man has developed a bee dislike.... |
Brian O'Leary
Citizen
Username: Brianoleary
Post Number: 1523
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 6:31 pm: | |
Wait... the B-VIRUS! |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3058
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2003 - 9:23 pm: | |
Just to add some facts here.
I have raised honey bees when I lived in California.
Yes, bees can get several viruses that will wipe out an entire hive. If this were to happen, the bodies would be found at the hive and not across your yard.
You likely have a pesticide in the area. |
deborahg
Citizen
Username: Deborahg
Post Number: 618
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 8:22 am: | |
JGBerkeley: Beekeeper, submarine commander, technology executive, steam heat expert. What can't this guy do?  } |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3059
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 9:59 am: | |
Get elected to the Board of Education.
Grow hair.
Grow a tomato this year.
Replace roofing. |
newjerz
Citizen
Username: Newjerz
Post Number: 46
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 5:31 pm: | |
After reading Rachel Carson's groundbreaking book Silent Spring, I have become very hesitant to use pesticides or weed killers. Obviously conditions have improved, but I don't think a perfect looking lawn is worth the possible side effects of these powerful chemicals. |
snowmom
Citizen
Username: Snowmom
Post Number: 95
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 11:15 am: | |
Read the book, The Secret Life of Bees..will give you a whole new outlook on bees! |
themp
Citizen
Username: Themp
Post Number: 127
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 2:24 pm: | |
Ever been bit by a dead bee?
I have noticed zero honeybees on my flowers. None at all. We get bumblebees and flies. When I was a kid, there were a lot more honeybees around. |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3069
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 12:04 am: | |
themp,
Bees do not bit.
They can sting. Dead bees do not sting. Not possible. Wasp, can sting when dead. Different mechinical parts between them. |
themp
Citizen
Username: Themp
Post Number: 130
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 4:36 pm: | |
"1944 would see (Walter Brennan) appearing as Eddie in another Howard Hawks film 'To Have and Have Not'. This time he was cast as Humphrey Bogart's alcoholic sidekick who always asked everyone the same question, "was you ever bit by a dead bee?" "
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Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 1832
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 3, 2003 - 5:09 pm: | |
Eliz:
Bees have been known to fly a certain distance from their hive. The pesticide need not have been applied to your lawn for it to affect bees who visit your garden. |
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