Where Have All the Bees Gone?

[Awhispersecho]

They are all at my house. Seriously, I wish there was less of them here (east coast) like everyone is saying because I am allergic. But they have been all over the place here the last few years. Bees, wasps, and more aggressive than ever it seems too.

[Inspector44]

Good daynight

Am I the only one that has noticed a lack of bees this Spring?
For our Southern cousins, did you have many bees last Spring?

Last year we had maybe only 2 or 3 flitting around our patio and neighbourhood that we noticed, pollinating the flowers and the veggie plants.  This year absolutely zilch zero. 

We DID have an early frost and Winter cold for one or two nights return to make us run our taps at night, maybe this not only killed the flowers before they could bloom, but also harmed the bees?

In a larger context perhaps there is evidence that more implementation of mobile and internet wifi networks is harming and killing bees? 

Without bees no food eh? Could there be antagonistic push for killing bees so that humanity relies on corporations for pollination and food more , and cannot grow their own organic foodstuffs?

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FOOD for thought.

Honey is not only tasty, it is healthy, and it can remove allergies to the local fauna in one's environment through slow introduction to ones diet, I think? 
Also it's a sweet alternative to corn syrup and cane sugar which is healthier for the system.


What do you all think?

The liberals in California stole them all for their almond trees. Millions of bees die in the transit to and from California.

[sahgwa]

We have bees in NZ. The farm across the road has some hives. And the Manuka trees are native.

I am glad to hear .  And keep on growing those delicious lambs too. 

[sahgwa]

The liberals in California stole them all for their almond trees. Millions of bees die in the transit to and from California.

This is news to me. Thank you for enlightening me that bee-napping exists.
Seems like they should employ the local bees instead of trucking in illegal immigrant bees. 
Buzz buzz - support local bees.

[sahgwa]

They are all at my house. Seriously, I wish there was less of them here (east coast) like everyone is saying because I am allergic. But they have been all over the place here the last few years. Bees, wasps, and more aggressive than ever it seems too.

That is good! Not the allergy or aggression part of course.

I am wondering since I am in such a naturally dry and often very cold swinging area, that it is hard for bees naturally here.

[Inspector44]

This is news to me. Thank you for enlightening me that bee-napping exists.
Seems like they should employ the local bees instead of trucking in illegal immigrant bees. 
Buzz buzz - support local bees.

That's the problem. There are no local pollinators in California that can do the job so they truck or fly them in. I just learned about it myself. California steals a lot of resources from other states and then acts like it has the largest economy after the US like it doesn't have massive assistance.

[rickymouse]

I have not seen a bee or wasp yet this spring.  Right now this week it has been in the forties as a high, but last week it was nice here, the snow totally left the driveway sides around four days ago but we did get about half an inch one night, but that disappeared in the morning.  We might have flurries tonight though.

Usually by now you see some bees or wasps, but all I have seen is sandflies and a few moths and a single blue winged butterfly.  There have been a few mosquitos but not much yet, but that is normal for this time of year.  Usually we will see a few bumble bees or wasps already, hey, there are very few flies out there this year also.  It is unusual but I have seen bug populations low this time of year a few times over the last fifty years or more.

[Moon68]

That's the problem. There are no local pollinators in California that can do the job so they truck or fly them in. I just learned about it myself. California steals a lot of resources from other states and then acts like it has the largest economy after the US like it doesn't have massive assistance.

I heard about this a while back. Around 2 billion bees are killed yearly for California's pollination seasons.

[MichSwampbuck]

There is all kinds of bees here, pretty much what I see every year in my swamp. European honey bees, bumble bees (at least two, maybe three kinds), three or four small wild bees, hover flies, other flies, moths, buttery flies, no lack of pollinators here about.

[Nerb]

Thanks for the buzz.
Vous a d'environs du Paris non?

SW France. Middle of the countryside.

The honey bees here are currently enjoying all the lovely sugars of the windfall cherries in my garden. The Bumblebees are feasting on all the blooming shrubs and all the other types of insects are having fun with anything with colour on it .. lol

It's also coming up to glow-worm season so I'll be wandering around on a moonless night to see the girls lighting up in search of a shag.