Something mysterious is killing honey bees


	Something mysterious is killing honey bees

Newfman

3-13-2007 7:17 PM

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3-13-2007 11:25 PM

glacier5

Bringing the bees to their knees. I think every neighborhood in America should foster a beehive and teach people not to kill them, as well as how to identify the Africanized bees that are also threatening the American honey bee

3-14-2007 12:17 AM

maedko

just looking at that picture of a bee sends a chill down my spine. i hate hate hate bees....

3-15-2007 11:47 AM

UpStateMike

Bees Good. Yellowjackets BAD.

3-15-2007 11:52 AM

bignosemousie

UpStateMike, I'm with you on that. Yellowjackets are wicked. They keep stinging you and stinging you.

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