Cross posted at Dailykos.com Asinus Assium Fricat reports on Politicook tonight that Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has now struck bee colonies in Germany. This may not seem like a big deal, but it is, regardless or in spite of apocryphal statements attributed to Albert Einstein. The problem is basic: without bees to pollinate many, if [...]
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From Spiegel Online today, there’s this horrific bit of news: Bees in the German state of Baden-Württemburg are dying by the hundreds of thousands. In some places more than half of hives have perished. Government officials say the causes are unclear — but beekeepers are blaming new pesticides.
Well, it’s midnight somewhere. Saturday night in Stumptown and I, being a wild thang, am at home with my niece (15) and my nephew (11), eating honey bread and roasted asparagus and the gratin-esque potatoes I made earlier, and watching “Firefly,” which never grows old. It’s spring at last here in the Willamette Valley. I [...]
The color and flavor of honeys differ depending on the nectar source (the blossoms) visited by the honey bees. In fact, there are more than 300 unique types of honey available in the United States alone, each originating from a different floral source. Honey color ranges from nearly colorless to dark brown, and its flavor [...]
Or perhaps I’m an embittered one because I write about soaring food prices, organic farming vs the evils of Monsanto, impending catastrophes like a global shortage of water, the inanities and futility of wars so I suppose I am an elitist, and a bitter one at that! Whichever. The news we get in Europe from [...]