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Really riveting, easy to understand account of the mystery of the disappearing bees. The book begins with a fascinating description of the sophisticated bee behavior and hive society. It reminded me of the first time I became educated on ant colonies, marvelling at their intricate, organized societies. The details are right down to the varying roles of each bee (nurse bees, cleaning squads, honey-processors, foragers, drones, etc.). The book logically takes the reader through every theory on CCD (Colony collapse disorder) proposed thus far, along with scientfic references and statistics on all documented research. It challenges the association between university research and the corporations that finance that research, questions the FDA rules on chemical pesticide approvals, offers suggestions for how each individual can assist in solving CCD, and repeatedly gives kudos to Rachel Carson's 1962 revelations in her ground-breaking book. This is an easy read, very appealing, contemporary, up-to-date account of this controversial, potentially civilization-devasting issue. Especially relevant given today's global economic woes in terms of oil, crop production, and world hunger.
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If all the honey bees disappear what will you eat? I know what you won't eat. You won't eat fruits, vegetables, or nuts because they must be pollinated before they will produce fruit.
Bee keepers have always had problems with their bees being afflicted with parasites and disease, but in 1994 the bee keepers in France met a new problem. Except for the Queen and her helpers all the bees in a hive disappeared. In the past when something killed their bees they found the bodies just outside the hive, but in this case there were no bodies to examine. After deciding that the usual problems could not have caused what is now called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) they discovered that a new insecticide was being used on the sunflowers from which their bees were collecting nectar. The insecticide's active ingredient was Imidacloprid (IMD) which is a neurotoxin that is produced by Bayer. It is closely related to DDT which was the subject of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. Despite extensive scientific research the government officials who were supposed to help the farmers were helping Bayer instead. Finally, after many battles including extensive scientific research and marching in the streets of Paris the farmers won and their bees started coming back in 2005.
Colony Collapse Disorder is a big problem in the United States, but the bee keepers have an added problem. The government is not interested in doing research. In fact, it would appear that they are not even interested in looking at the extensive research that was done in France.
Schacker writes in an easy-to-read style and has done a great deal of research so you have a clear picture of the problem. In the second half of the book he writes about various possible solutions to the problem including what the person on the street (or in the garden) can do.
He also includes appendices with even more information. You can go to PlanBeeCentral.com which has been set up by Schacker to get a taste of what is in the book plus ways to get involved.
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