AOL.com News published an article this morning with the title "Honeybee Die-Off Threatens U.S. Food Supply"

The article can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/29vuum.

I believe a blogger on this site wrote wondering about the possibility that Wheast (wheat + yeast) which is used as bee feed might have been contaminated with melamine.

I can no longer find that post, but would be interested in knowing more.  I think we all should be concerned about the plight of the honeybee.  (Hear background music: Flight of the Bumble Bee!)  LOL

Please join the discussion!

"Give Bees a Chance -- Ban Genetically Engineered Crops"

http://tinyurl.com/2tk9ma

That's a very scary scenario being suggested here, but sounds quite plausible.

Thanks, Mikken.  You lead me to some interesting reading.  That's something we all can do to help the bees.  And not to minimize the plight of the honey bee (and I've always been fond of them), but it is good to know that there are other bees out there too doing their jobs.  Here's something we all can do to help those bees.  If the honey bees don't survive this crisis, we will all need more of the other bees.

I read a few days ago that honey bees were originally imported to this country from Europe.  It made me wonder how plants got pollinated before they were brought here.  Maybe we will have to rely more on native-born species.  Looks like I've got more reading to do! 

I sent an email to a bee-keeping organization to ask if anyone has looked into the possibility of Wheast being contaminated with melamine, but so far no response.  I'll post their response here when (if) I get one.  I guess I'd just like to know if it is a reasonable possibility or not.  It sounds possible to me.

For more information on the honeybee problem please check out Chemtrails as they are full of nasty things they are spraying the sky everyday and in some places even at night. That drifts down and lands on everything including plants and flowers that bees pollinate. Two informative sites are: rense.com and rumor mill news (the reading room section). They both cover a lot of health related issues including the pet food recall and bee die off along with the spraying of our skies and air.

In Europe they have linked genetically altered crops to the die off of honey bees.  Their ability to fight of diseases and fungi are compromised when they are exposed to genetically altered crops which are being phased out in Europe.  Europe has seen a massive die off starting in 2004.  The US scientists will never admit to this because there is too much money at stake.  Poisoning people, starving to death - makes no difference to them.  Wonder if one day they will have to eat their Dollar bills?  I hope they choke on them.

Sad to report that I have received no replies to the emails I sent out to bee-keeping organizations.  I will keep trying to find something out on this subject, though.  Please feel free to post anything you may know or discover.  Thanks!

The article linked by Rose is the most interesting discussion I have read regarding CCD.  Since there is still no mention of contaminated feed, I would point out that since the exact cause of CCD has yet to be determined, and organic beekeepers are apparently not having a problem...I have to continue to wonder if the bee feed is contaminated.  Organic beekeepers would not be feeding imported wheast to their bees.  Of particular interest to me is that normal "raiders" of bee hives that can no longer defend themselves are not invading and eating the honey in the affected hives.  Why no mention of studies conducted on the honey?  What is wrong with the honey that other creatures won't eat it?  Can they smell the toxin the way many of our pets have been able to smell toxins in their food?  Why aren't they analyzing the honey?