Comments on: Poisoning the Bees? http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204 The only Food Blog written by Jesse Sharrard Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jwsharrard http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-7003 jwsharrard Wed, 23 May 2007 13:55:48 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-7003 I'm glad to hear that melamine is an unlikely culprit, but still find it disturbing that the trend is occurring; especially if it's as a result of GM crops, which are also (to my opinion) an entity motivated by greed and irresponsibility, designed both to be more resistant to pesticides/herbicides and to not be self-perpetuating: pure shortsighted foolishness, the best I can tell. I’m glad to hear that melamine is an unlikely culprit, but still find it disturbing that the trend is occurring; especially if it’s as a result of GM crops, which are also (to my opinion) an entity motivated by greed and irresponsibility, designed both to be more resistant to pesticides/herbicides and to not be self-perpetuating: pure shortsighted foolishness, the best I can tell.

]]> By: Chuck Champion http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-6736 Chuck Champion Mon, 21 May 2007 10:21:33 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-6736 Another theory/observation making the rounds is that colony collapse is largely caused by commercial hive-keeping practices, including "super-sizing" bees for more production. See http://www.informationliberation.com/index.php?id=21912 for that perspective. Another theory/observation making the rounds is that colony collapse is largely caused by commercial hive-keeping practices, including “super-sizing” bees for more production. See http://www.informationliberation.com/index.php?id=21912 for that perspective.

]]> By: Troy http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-6459 Troy Sat, 19 May 2007 13:20:06 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-6459 I find that link preposterous . . . although I do think that tainted food has PROBABLY been coming from China for many years now, I doubt that any of it has made its way into the diet of the bees. We lost our three hives of wild bees over the Winter (They were very happy and healthy last year, and even split off two new swarms last season that we gave to a local beekeeper) and I can practically guarantee they never came into contact with any food products that may have been tainted. My personal theory is that they are dying off from the collection of genetically-modified pollens that are being transferred from roundup-ready corn crops into other grasses and plants. I have no proof, that's just a hunch. Something is wrong in the world, and the bees just may be our "Canary in the coal mine". I find that link preposterous . . . although I do think that tainted food has PROBABLY been coming from China for many years now, I doubt that any of it has made its way into the diet of the bees. We lost our three hives of wild bees over the Winter (They were very happy and healthy last year, and even split off two new swarms last season that we gave to a local beekeeper) and I can practically guarantee they never came into contact with any food products that may have been tainted.

My personal theory is that they are dying off from the collection of genetically-modified pollens that are being transferred from roundup-ready corn crops into other grasses and plants. I have no proof, that’s just a hunch.

Something is wrong in the world, and the bees just may be our “Canary in the coal mine”.

]]> By: Angel http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-6364 Angel Fri, 18 May 2007 23:35:33 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=204#comment-6364 I'm waiting for a bit before I start believing the pet food/dead bee connection. Especially since a couple of weeks ago, experts were certain it was radiation from cellphone towers and a week after that the experts said parasites and then the experts said it was just the genetically modified bees that were dying from weak breeding practices and then they said... I'm going to sit tight for a bit and see which expert wins the arm wrestling match. I’m waiting for a bit before I start believing the pet food/dead bee connection. Especially since a couple of weeks ago, experts were certain it was radiation from cellphone towers and a week after that the experts said parasites and then the experts said it was just the genetically modified bees that were dying from weak breeding practices and then they said…

I’m going to sit tight for a bit and see which expert wins the arm wrestling match.

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