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In this behind-the-scenes podcast, experts from the Silence of the Bees remind us why honeybees are so important — and what ordinary citizens can do to help.
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Hi,
I’ve heard that the contrails from aircrafts may be infuencing viruses as they seed the air bacteria attach to the aluminum-fibers from the aircraft and fall to earth. Could this be affecting the honeybees as well as many deformed amphibians see by other scientists?
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06/19/2008 :: 08:07:09 PM
Frank J. Regan Says:
One of the interesting quotes from this exceptional PBS program is that in terms of immediate ramifications the Bee Colony Collapse Syndrome (CCS) will be more catastrophic than Global Warming. I cannot vouch for this superlative statement, but CCS should be on your radar. The mainstream media in general has not done its job in making this environmental issue, the possible loss of bees, up-front-and-center of our attention.
The loss of bees could affect a third of the things we see growing around us and it will certainly profoundly affect our agriculture, meaning our economy, if this problem is not solved. The point that needs to be hammered on is that our government should make sure there are sufficient funds to conduct all the studies necessary to find out why bees are dying off. We cannot leave this to private industry or educational facilities. Check out “The Silence of the Bees” to get the importance of this issue—don’t wait for mainstream media to get in your face with this because they won’t get it until it’s too late.