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THE DISAPPEARING BEES WILL BE A WORLD PROBLEM
(Disease) Matthew 24:7 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers.
Silence of the Bees premiered on PBS October 28, 2007.
March 7, 2008 –What’s Killing The Honeybees?
“It’s not a vibrant hive, it’s not full of bees,” said Brett Adee. “A hive this time of year should be just busting bees. And it’s just a scrawny little bee hive.” Adee, whose family runs the largest beekeeping operation in the country, says bees are dying at least as fast as they did last year.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-killing-the-honeybees
May 9, 2008 – Bee Emergency: Unexplained Mass Die-Off Hits German Hives
“In Germany’s bucolic Baden-Württemburg region, there is a curious silence this week. All up and down the Rhine river, farm fields usually buzzing with bees are quiet. Beginning late last week, helpless beekeepers could only watch as their hives were hit by an unprecedented die-off. Many say one of Germany’s biggest chemical companies is to blame.”
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/bee-emergency-unexplained-mass-die-off-hits-german-hives-a-552556.html
April 29, 2010– Survey Reports Latest Honey Bee Losses
Losses of managed honey bee colonies nationwide totaled 33.8 percent from all causes from October 2009 to April 2010, according to a survey conducted by the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Beekeepers identified starvation, poor weather, and weak colonies going into winter as the top reasons for mortality in their operations. This is an increase from overall losses of 29 percent reported from a similar survey covering the winter of 2008-2009, and similar to the 35.8 percent losses for the winter of 2007-2008.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100429.2.htm
May 17, 2010 – Our bees are buzzing off. But why?
Over the past few years, honeybees have suddenly and inexplicably disappeared from colonies that once thrived across the northern parts of the American and European continents. A mysterious malaise has struck down the fittest and most able bees, laying waste to billions and leaving empty hives starved of once industrious workers. But we are no nearer understanding the exact cause of this carnage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8680000/8680500.stm
February 11, 2011 – 20,000 Bees died suddenly in a biodiversity exhibit in Ontario, Canada.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12437121
March 22, 2011
May 23, 2011– Winter Honey Bee Losses
WASHINGTON — Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30 percent from all causes for the 2010/2011 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA). This is roughly similar to total losses reported in similar surveys done in the four previous years: 34 percent for the 2009/2010
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110523.htm
Oct. 3, 2011 – The mysterious honeybee apocalypse: Up to 12 million bees found dead and dying in Florida and no one knows why
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2044764/The-mysterious-honeybee-apocalypse-Up-12-million-bees-dead-dying-Florida-knows-why.html
March 14, 2012 – Mass honeybee deaths now occurring worldwide, says UN :
(NaturalNews) For several decades, colony collapse disorder (CCD) — a mysterious condition where entire bee colonies die for seemingly no obvious reason — has been inflicting bee populations across both Europe and the US. But scientists from the United Nations (UN) say the phenomenon is now a global crisis, afflicting bees across China, Japan, and Africa, as well as in other places.
http://www.naturalnews.com/031694_honeybees_decline.html#ixzz2fAFaat5x
April 13, 2012 – Mass Bees falling dead in Canyon Country California
http://www.signalscv.com/archives/63579/
May 17, 2012 – Mass Bee deaths – “Staggering losses” reported in Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio USA
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-pilatic/bee-kills-in-the-corn-bel_b_1520757.html
May 31, 2012– Survey by USDA and Collaborators Reports Fewer Winter Honey Bee Losses
WASHINGTON–Total losses of managed honey bee colonies from all causes were 21.9 percent nationwide for the 2011/2012 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America. This represents a substantial drop in mortality compared to the previous five years, when winter losses of around 30 percent have been reported. Previous surveys found total colony losses of 30 percent in the winter of 2010/2011, 34 percent in 2009/2010, 29 percent in 2008/2009, 36 percent in 2007/2008 and 32 percent in 2006/2007.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2012/120531.htm
June 20, 2012 – 750 Bee Hives poisoned killing thousands of Bees in New South Wales Australia
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/thousands-of-bees-killed-as-750-hives-poisoned-20120619-20l4z.html
July 11, 2012 – 15 Million Bees Killed In Suspected Poisoning In China
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/bees-poisoned-china_n_1665705.html
Oct. 2, 2012 – China’s Apple Farmers Forced to Do Bees’ Work
Evidence from around the world points to falling and increasingly unpredictable yields of insect-pollinated crops, particularly in the areas with the most intensive farming. Where crops are grown in vast fields, there are not enough insects to go around. If insecticides are sprayed too frequently, then vital pollinators cannot survive. The most dramatic example comes from the apple and pear orchards of south west China, where wild bees have been eradicated by excessive pesticide use and a lack of natural habitat. In recent years, farmers have been forced to hand-pollinate their trees, carrying pots of pollen and paintbrushes with which to individually pollinate every flower, and using their children to climb up to the highest blossoms. This is clearly just possible for this high-value crop, but there are not enough humans in the world to pollinate all of our crops by hand.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/10/chinas-apple-farmers-forced-to-do-bees-work/
Oct. 3, 2012– Varroa mite wreaks havoc in Swiss bee colonies
“Swiss beekeepers are hoping for a cold autumn and spring after last year’s mild temperatures turned honeycombs into honeyed tombs – mostly because of the Varroa mite, which feeds on healthy bees. The past few years have been tough for bee colonies almost everywhere. For example, colony collapse disorder was a massive problem in the United States in 2007. But this year has proven disastrous for honeybees and their keepers in Switzerland. A study of a thousand Swiss hives shows that 50 per cent of the bees did not survive the winter of 2011-2012.”
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Varroa_mite_wreaks_havoc_in_Swiss_bee_colonies.html?cid=33633216
October 4, 2012 – Numerous Honeybee colonies dead from mosquito spraying in Massachusetts, America
http://www.wickedlocal.com/x1711842590/Buzz-kill-Beverly-beekeepers-upset-over-mosquito-spraying#axzz28QuvCVlD
October 31, 2012 – 25 Bee Hives containing 1 MILLION Bees were destroyed by hurricane Sandy in New York, America
http://grist.org/news/sandy-wipes-out-biggest-beekeeping-operation-in-new-york-city/
January 30,2013 – 750,000 Bees die in mass die-off in Montecito, California, America
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=107958
April 26, 2013 – ‘We Speak for the Bees’: Marchers Urge EU-Wide Ban of Killer Pesticides” ‘This is not abstract theorizing. Bees are dying out. Now.’
http://intellihub.com/2013/04/26/we-speak-for-the-bees-marchers-urge-eu-wide-ban-of-killer-pesticides/
May 8, 2013 – US honeybees threatened as 31% of colonies died out in 2012, report shows
Survey shows heavy loss of pollinators is further evidence of mysterious disorder that has destroyed colonies for seven years
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/may/08/honey-bees-threatened-colonies-extinct-2012
May 18, 2013 Minnesota-
June 12, 2013 – Bees are dying around the world. Queen by queen, Las Vegan Jose Torres is doing his part to rescue themhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/news/bees-are-dying-around-world-queen-queen-las-vegan-jose-torres-doing-his-part-rescue
June 14, 2013 – British Honeybees Are Dying Faster Than Ever
UK honeybee deaths were the worst on record, the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) said in a statement on Thursday. Over the 2012-2013 winter season, 34 honeybee colonies of every 100 were lost on average — more than double that of the previous year. Widespread die-offs are being blamed largely on bad weather and a late spring, BBKA said in their report.
http://www.businessinsider.com/record-honeybee-losses-in-the-uk-2013-6
June 20, 2013 – Massive bee die-off in Oregon city prompts investigation from wildlife experts.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57590260/massive-bee-die-off-in-oregon-city-prompts-investigation-from-wildlife-experts/
June 21, 2013 -25,000 Bees Found Dead In Oregon Parking Lot, Environmental Organization Says
“Tens of thousands of dead bees and other insects were found in a Target parking lot in Oregon earlier this week in what is being called one of the largest mass deaths of bumblebees in the western U.S., a local environmental organization says. The dead bumblebees, reported to be around 25,000 number, were found by shoppers under blooming European linden trees in Wilsonville, Ore., according to the Xerces Society, a Portland-based nonprofit that studies bees and other invertebrates. Xerces was the first to document Monday’s mass death”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/bees-dead-oregon-target-_n_3472870.html
June 27, 2013 -The land of milk hangs onto its honey
“In Israel, the impact has been less catastrophic, but still extraordinarily grave — experts say that about half of the bees here have succumbed.”
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-land-of-milk-hangs-onto-its-honey/
July 1, 2013 – New film sees a world without bees
Documentary fllmmaker Markus Imhoof explores the theories behind colony collapse disorder and its impact while examining bee behavior and reproduction in fascinating extreme closeup in his film “More Than Honey,“ A Q&A with the director of ‘More Than Honey.’ Here is one of the questions from that report.
Q Do you believe Einstein was right when he said “if bees were to disappear, mankind would have four years to live?”
A It’s rumored that he said it, but it’s very clear what the risk is: 70%-80% of all plants are pollinated by insects and could not exist without them. Also, a third of everything we eat would not exist; specifically, the healthier and tastier part of it. For instance, a hamburger could not be made with lettuce, onion, ketchup, cucumber, mustard and meat from cows (who had never eaten any clover) without honeybees. The world would be in black and white
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/new-film-sees-a-world-without-bees
July 23, 2013 – Bees Dying by the Millions
Just weeks ago in Elmwood, Canada, local beekeeper Dave Schuit lost 600 hives, or a total of 37 million bees. Another Canadian farmer lost eight of his 10 hives. The bees started dying in droves just after corn in the area was planted, an alarming red flag since corn seeds are often treated with neonicotinoid pesticides, which are known to kill insects by attacking their nervous systems. Some governments are finally taking action against these toxic chemicals, but clearly not fast enough. How many more millions of bees have to die before protection is granted to these invaluable creatures? For those who aren’t aware, there are about 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of food globally and, of these, 71 are pollinated by bees.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/23/massive-bee-deaths.aspx
July 24, 2013 – Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought
“As we’ve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the US has so decimated America’s apis mellifera population that one bad winter could leave fields fallow. Now, a new study has pinpointed some of the probable causes of bee deaths and the rather scary results show that averting beemageddon will be much more difficult than previously thought.”
http://qz.com/107970/scientists-discover-whats-killing-the-bees-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/#107970/scientists-discover-whats-killing-the-bees-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/
August 9, 2013 – The Trouble with Beekeeping in the Anthropocene
I’ve written this week’s cover story for the magazine, on the growing threat to honeybees. You can read it (with a subscription) over here. The short version: beginning nearly a decade ago, honeybees started dying off at unusually and mysteriously high rates—this past winter, nearly one-third of U.S. honeybee colonies died or disappeared.
http://science.time.com/2013/08/09/the-trouble-with-beekeeping-in-the-anthropocene/#ixzz2fA6S3tYr
August 15, 2013 – CANADA – There is more troubling news for beekeepers.
http://thecelestialconvergence.blogspot.com/2013/08/mass-bees-die-off-beemageddon-and.html
August 18, 2013 – BRAZIL – On the ground, the bees are dead and tens of hives are empty. The reason of mass deaths is still unknown, but leaves the producer intrigued.
http://thecelestialconvergence.blogspot.com/2013/08/mass-bees-die-off-beemageddon-and_18.html
August 22, 2013 – MASSIVE Bee die off (300 hives) “due to pesticides” found in Yiyang County, China.
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.qq.com%2Fa%2F20130819%2F007608.htm&act=url
August 22, 2013 – 106 bee hives die off in Luquan, China.
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sjzcity.com%2F2013%2F33437.shtml&act=url
September 16, 2013 – Tens of thousands of honey bees “acting drunk” and dying off this past week in Minneapolis, America.
http://www.mndaily.com/news/campus/2013/09/15/u-investigates-sudden-slew-bee-deaths
September 20, 2013 – What’s all about? Inside the the buzz mysterious mass disappearance of honeybees
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/buzz-inside-mysterious-mass-disappearance-honeybees-112632223.html?vp=1&fb_source=message
September 27, 2013 – Massive die off of Bees (during August) on Sunflower blossoms in Fermo, Italy.
October 20, 2013 – 1 MILLION+ Bees found dead ‘a mystery’ (Pesticides?) in Jiangsu, China.
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.hexun.com%2F2013-10-21%2F158895218.html
October 21, 2013 -Bee Mass Die-Off: What’s Killing Bees is Worst Than What you Thought
http://strangesounds.org/2013/10/bee-mass-die-off-whats-killing-bees-is-worst-than-what-you-thought.html
November 1, 2013 – 20 MILLION+ bees have died off this year (37 million last year) in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
http://london.ctvnews.ca/beekeepers-says-government-agencies-aren-t-acting-on-apparent-cause-of-bee-deaths-1.1524554
November 15, 2013 – 1.5 MILLION Bees found dead and dying near hives in Orizona, Brazil.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioriovermelho.com.br%2Fsite%2Fnoticia.php%3Fid%3D6124&act=url
February 2, 2014 – Die off of Bees found … ‘All that was left was their skeletons’ in Murwillumbah, Australia.
http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/beekeepers-hit-with-big-losses/2156501/
February 12, 2014 – Mass mortality of Bees found is ‘unprecedented’ in Valencia, Spain.
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.levante-emv.com%2Feconomia%2F2014%2F02%2F11%2Fcolmenas-valencianas-vacian%2F1078094.html
February 19, 2014 Bumblebees infected with honeybee diseases
The beleaguered bumblebee faces a new threat, scientists say. Researchers have found that two diseases harboured by honeybees are spilling over into wild bumblebees. Insects infected with deformed wing virus and a fungal parasite called Nosema ceranae were found across England, Scotland and Wales. Writing in the journal Nature, the team says that beekeepers should keep their honeybees as free from disease as possible to stop the spread. “These pathogens are capable of infecting adult bumblebees and they seem to have quite significant impacts,” said Professor Mark Brown from Royal Holloway, University of London. Around the world, bumblebees are doing badly. In the last few decades, many species have suffered steep declines, and some, such Cullem’s bumblebee (Bombus cullumanus) in the UK, have gone extinct. Scientists believe that the destruction of their habitats – particularly wildflower meadows – has driven much of this loss, but the latest research suggests that disease too could play a role.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26242960
March , 7 2014 – Thousands of Bees found dead in front of hives in Boggabri, Australia.
http://www.nvi.com.au/story/2132663/nelsons-honey-owner-calls-for-action-over-boggabri-bee-deaths/?cs=373#slide=1
March 7, 2014 – Millions of Bees dying off ‘due to harsh winter’ in Ohio, America.
http://www.13abc.com/story/24886006/cold-weather-is-killing-off-bees
March 7, 2014 – Thousands of Bees found dead in and around hives in Haarlemmermeer, Holland.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parool.nl%2Fparool%2Fnl%2F224%2FBINNENLAND%2Farticle%2Fdetail%2F3609113%2F2014%2F03%2F07%2FSlachting-onder-bijenvolk-in-Haarlemmermeer.dhtml&act=url
March 18, 2014 – Extreme cold wipes out honey bees across Iowa.
http://www.kcci.com/news/extreme-cold-wipes-out-honeybees-across-iowa/25039976
March 21, 2014– In my video today I will give you the latest news concerning the new bee die off as well as an up-date on today’s report about birds dying off.
Note: After the news about the bees you will see the birds it takes awhile but the bird news will come up on the video.
April 2, 2014 – 500,000 honeybees dead ‘due to harsh winter’ in Holland, Michigan, America.
http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/lakeshore/2014/04/02/beekeepers-harsh-winter-loss/7217485/
April 2, 2014 – Half of European bumblebees in decline, quarter face extinction
http://rt.com/news/european-bumblebees-extinction-losses-933/
April 3, 2014 – Millions of bees found dead along the Rhine river in Germany
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ksta.de%2Fstadt-leverkusen%2F-tiersterben-in-leverkusen-eine-million-bienen-vergiftet%2C15189132%2C26732508.html&edit-text=&act=url
April 4, 2014– 17 billion honey bees injured, killed
http://washingtonexaminer.com/17-billion-honey-bees-injured-killed-threatening-apple-berry-veggie-crops/article/2546800?custom_click=rss
April 4, 2014 -A Quarter of All Bumblebees At Risk in Europe
http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/51699-a-quarter-of-all-bumblebees-at-risk-in-europe.html
April 5, 2014– Threat facing bee population in South West
http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/11129311.Threat_facing_bee_population_in_South_West/?ref=var_0
April 5, 2014 – Hundreds of thousands of bees found dead near international Bridge on Argentine, Uraguay border, Argentina.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diarioelargentino.com.ar%2Fnoticias%2F135570%2Faparecieron-cientos-de-miles-de-abejas-muertas-en-inmediaciones-a-upm-botnia&edit-text=&act=url
April 7, 2014 – Mass die off of bees due to ‘mystery illness’ in Ariege, France.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fplanete%2Farticle%2F2014%2F04%2F07%2Fun-mal-mysterieux-decime-les-ruches-ariegoises_4396817_3244.html&edit-text=&act=url
April 8, 2014– Bees in northern Europe are dying faster than they should be-and threatening billion in crops http://qz.com/196679/bees-in-northern-europe-are-dying-faster-than-they-should-be-and-threatening-billions-in-crops/#196679/bees-in-northern-europe-are-dying-faster-than-they-should-be-and-threatening-billions-in-crops/
April 9, 2014 – 3 Million Bees die suddenly in Donghai County, China.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fsociety.dbw.cn%2Fsystem%2F2014%2F04%2F09%2F055637051.shtml&edit-text=&act=url
April 11, 2014– “Bee populations worldwide are threatened by pests, pesticides and extreme weather. At the University of Georgia’s Horticulture Farm in Athens, scientists are studying ways to protect and support honey bee colonies. Jennifer Berry, lead researcher on the project, says a simple walk through the produce aisle at the grocery store shows why bees matter. “When you see all those fruits and vegetables — all of that color — they’re there because of the hard work of honey bees,” says Berry. “They provide the pollination that provides the color in our diet.” Berry manages 300 bee hives on the Athens campus and works to keep bee populations healthy. But severe weather, invasive mites and the overuse of pesticides are threatening honey bee populations nationwide at an alarming rate; more than a third die every year. During our visit, we witnessed a bee being born. Berry quickly noticed the tiny bee’s crumpled wings, evidence of varroa mites that won’t allow this bee to survive.”
http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/americas-morning-headquarters/bees-dying-rapid-rate-why-20140411
April 23, 2014 – Mass die off of honeybees found in Oregon, America.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/What-caused-mass-honey-bee-die-off-in-Oregon-256186331.html
April 24, 2014 – Massive die off of bees reported in Oxford County, Canada.
http://www.stthomastimesjournal.com/2014/04/24/burgessville-beekeeper-already-reports-massive-bee-kill-at-yard-in-oxford-county
April 25, 2014 – Thousands of Bees continuing to die off in Elmwood, Canada.
http://www.thepost.on.ca/2014/04/25/elmwood-beekeeper-experiencing-die-offs-already
May 2, 2014 – Millions of bees have died this winter devastating hives across Ohio and Southern Ontario, America/Canada
http://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/2014/05/02/bitter-winter-honeybees/
May 4, 2014 – Millions of bees found dead ‘is a mystery’ in Zaziwil, Switzerland.
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://info.rsi.ch/home/channels/informazione/info_on_line/2014/05/03–Misteriosa-moria-di-api-nellEmm&sandbox=0&usg=ALkJrhj3Y75vPnN1LdWZeZoVh-PdSKlupg
May 8, 2014 – Purdue: Bees Dying by the Thousands
A silent killer is wiping out our area’s honey bee population, and beekeepers hope something is done soon before it’s too late. Perry and Beverly Riley have been beekeepers for 9 years. Since last summer, Perry has lost about 80-percent of his bees. He says last year’s drought hurt, and then this past winter did in a number more. “They’re already weak, and that just put the hammer to them,” said Perry. As if bad weather weren’t enough, beekeepers like the Riley’s will tell you there’s an even more dangerous bee killer out there: pesticides farmers use in their fields.
“They don’t kill them all at once. It’s a slow kill. They’ll go in in the winter, and by spring they’re dead,” said Perry. Purdue University says bees are dying by the thousands. A dry spring means the pesticides can be wind blown onto plants like dandelions. When bees come to pollinate, they’re in essence covered in poison, which they take back to their hives.
http://wthitv.com/2014/05/08/purdue-bees-dying-by-the-thousands/
May 8, 2014 -Samples of a Dead Beehive Sent to USDA
A giant beehive was found dead in a backyard Santa Barbara house in February. The beehive had been there for over 11 years, but a few months ago residents found hundreds of the bees dead near the hive. “According to our Santa Barbara beekeeper member, she had seen quite a few bees had been struggling and twitching. She had a pretty good feeling that it was due to some sort of pesticide exposure,” said Todd Bebee, president of Santa Barbara Beekeepers Association. Samples of the beehive were taken on Thursday and shipped to Penn State. Maryann Frazier,country’s leading entomologist, will research the case and will have results within three to four weeks. For now the beehive will stay at the Santa Barbara Museum; video of the once existing beehive can be seen inside the “Bee Cell”.
http://www.keyt.com/news/samples-of-a-dead-beehive-sent-to-usda/25886984
May 11, 2014- Millions of Bees dead in ‘worst winter die off’ in Pennsylvania, America
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/05/11/Northwest-Pa-beekeepers-devastated-by-long-cold-winter/stories/201405110081
May 12, 2014– Pesticides Killing Our Honeybees
http://www.abc22now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wkef_vid_20113.shtml
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