Free The Bees

Kat
Kat Posts: 4,968
edited April 2007 in A Moving Train
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/business/27bees.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


Poor bees...maybe they just don't like being trucked around and being bred for pollination? Maybe they've just freed themselves? :)

Love,
Kat
Falling down,...not staying down
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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    hey honey.... maybee they made a bee-line for the nearest hiveway to escape
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • MakingWaves
    MakingWaves Posts: 1,294
    I never thought I would feel sorry for bees and I never knew bees were so important in producing foods that we eat.
    Seeing visions of falling up somehow.

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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Bees are awesome...I used to have bee colonies at my home in Michigan. And they can certainly "free" themselves in the sense that they're not really trapped to begin with.

    Do your thing bees....
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    It's kind of fun to note that the Honeybee is not native to North America, but it is not considered "invasive" due to the critical role that it plays in agriculture.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • MakingWaves
    MakingWaves Posts: 1,294
    tybird wrote:
    It's kind of fun to note that the Honeybee is not native to North America, but it is not considered "invasive" due to the critical role that it plays in agriculture.

    So much information I didn't know.
    Are bees indigenous to Africa?
    Seeing visions of falling up somehow.

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    NYTIMES wrote:
    It could just be that the bees are stressed out.

    The bees have gone on vacation.
  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    MakingWaves wrote:
    So much information I didn't know.
    Are bees indigenous to Africa?
    I believe that the "Honey Bee" is Eurasian. There bee species native to Africa. There are also bee species native to North America, such as the Bumble Bee.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • weenie
    weenie Posts: 1,623
    Nah, they all flew over to Europe to see Pearl Jam....
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  • puremagic
    puremagic Posts: 1,907
    Kat wrote:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/business/27bees.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


    Poor bees...maybe they just don't like being trucked around and being bred for pollination? Maybe they've just freed themselves? :)

    Love,
    Kat


    Sorry dear, they have a new job.


    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    November 29, 2006
    Detecting Explosives With Honeybees: Experts Develop Method To Train Air Force Of Bomb-sniffing Bees

    Science Daily — Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method for training the common honey bee to detect the explosives used in bombs. Based on knowledge of bee biology, the new techniques could become a leading tool in the fight against the use of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, which present a critical vulnerability for American military troops abroad and is an emerging danger for civilians worldwide. ...

    Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061128140820.htm
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  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,968
    Are you saying the government is blowing up all the bees? :eek:

    They're messing with the dolphins too....grrrrr.

    Love and Peace,
    Kat
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • nick1977
    nick1977 Posts: 327
    I actually know a beekeeper. I am going to go out with him this spring, and he is going to teach me all about bees. I am excited!

    I just hope his are not missing!
  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    Kat wrote:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/business/27bees.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


    Poor bees...maybe they just don't like being trucked around and being bred for pollination? Maybe they've just freed themselves? :)

    Love,
    Kat
    Maybe this is Kat's way of saying that Pearl Jam feels trapped to play the NorthEast in perpetuity. And that they'll never bee set free to play the south.
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • MakingWaves
    MakingWaves Posts: 1,294
    puremagic wrote:
    Sorry dear, they have a new job.


    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    November 29, 2006
    Detecting Explosives With Honeybees: Experts Develop Method To Train Air Force Of Bomb-sniffing Bees

    Science Daily — Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method for training the common honey bee to detect the explosives used in bombs. Based on knowledge of bee biology, the new techniques could become a leading tool in the fight against the use of improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, which present a critical vulnerability for American military troops abroad and is an emerging danger for civilians worldwide. ...

    Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061128140820.htm

    You can train a honey bee!!??
    Seeing visions of falling up somehow.

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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    MakingWaves wrote:
    You can train a honey bee!!??
    It's more of a desired response mechanism......you "train" them to respond to the presence of certain chemicals, then you observe for that response. I had heard about wasps being "trained" for bomb detection, so honey bees in this role is news to me.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • THC
    THC Posts: 525
    FREE BIRD!!!!




    oh....whoops....


    Free Bees....my bad. But...imagine 'free bird' is playing in the background of this article....AWESOME!!!
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  • sonicreducer
    sonicreducer Posts: 713
    killer bees, coming to a town near you,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Kat wrote:
    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/business/27bees.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin


    Poor bees...maybe they just don't like being trucked around and being bred for pollination? Maybe they've just freed themselves? :)

    Love,
    Kat


    so Kat, are you a male or female? lets finally get some clarification on this ;)
  • MakingWaves
    MakingWaves Posts: 1,294
    tybird wrote:
    It's more of a desired response mechanism......you "train" them to respond to the presence of certain chemicals, then you observe for that response. I had heard about wasps being "trained" for bomb detection, so honey bees in this role is news to me.

    Freakin' amazing.
    Seeing visions of falling up somehow.

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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    The bee article is a hit!

    Kat, was this article Ed's idea? We all know how much he loves bees!
  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    "...underwater basket-weaving (we got some arts and crafts)
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