Good-Bye Talent Bees
Jason Houk, 28.07.2008 16:36
Good-bye to the colony of wild honey bees who until recently resided on the 100 block of Main street in Talent Oregon. The colony co-existed for years, despite repeated attacks by neighborhood children, the bees lived alongside the community, doing their service by polinating the multitude of crops in the area.
These neighborhood bees lived in harmony with neighbors
Poison now stains the entrance to the hive
That has all changed as someone decided to poison the hive. To someone, the bees were more of a threat than the poisons that they sprayed. Poisons were used on the hive, less than one block from a neighborhood daycare center.
The bees are gone, all that remain are notes left by neighbors... one reading "SHAME on the ignorant, misguided person who killed these beautiful, useful, non-agressive bees. Our food, plants and flowers need them"
Honeybees play a vital role in agriculture and without bees, our food supply could be at risk. Bees are responsible for pollinating many of our fruit and vegetable crops. To pollinate their orchards, local farmers rely on wild bees. With colony collapse disorder effecting bees around the globe it is vital that we protect these critical links of the food chain. We must learn to live in harmony with all our neighbors, human and insect alike.
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welcome to Oregon 29.07.2008 - 18:46 Welcome to the rural and urban Oregon from strata stiffling cities. And be sure to bring your phobias ans social fears with you! And yup they never heard of CCD. len_r@techie.com> Bee Update 04.08.2008 - 15:12 The Bees may be returning to the hive that was poisoned in late July. There seems to be some activity today, quite a few honey bees are back. Perhaps the poison didn't get the queen and these bees can recover. Also learned that the city was not responsible for the poisoning of these bees, it was the property owner. More to come... Jason> |