Bees and their importance

The honey bee is of utmost concern to the well fare of the human race - you smile or even laugh at the thought - but without the honey bee to pollinate the fruit there would be no fruit, no vegetables or alphalfa to feed the cows or wild flowers to nourish the bees and without foilage there is no exchange of oxygen - in short... very little life as there would be nothing for the animals to eat or human to chomp on - vegetarians and carnivours alike - we are history. there is a strange happening going in the world of the bees - they are simply disappearing. of course, there are mites and the like of which bee keepers are aware and fight on a regular basis but the total disappearance of whole hives/colonies is quite another story - possibly one due to the use of a Imidacloprid is a systemic, persistent pesticide manufactured by Bayer Corp. with low toxicity to mammals. Merit is the brand marketed for home use while Marathon is used in the nursery trade. Imidacloprid is also the active ingredient in Advantage, Bayer's spot-on flea killer for dogs and cats. It an analog of nicotine sulfate, the pesticide naturally found in tobacco and petunias. It was first synthesized in Japan in 1987 and registered for use in the United States in 1994. Imidacloprid works by interfering with the nervous system of insects. Its primary effect is paralysis of the insect mouth parts resulting in starvation. Unfortunately French and Canadian sources contend that imidacloprid maybe implicated in "Mad Bee Disease". In France, the beekeepers contend that the trouble began when a form of imidacloprid, Gaucho, was used to treat sunflowers seeds. In response, Bayer has research that shows no link to imidacloprid and "Mad Bee Disease". Bayer contends that "Mad Bee Disease" is caused by a virus or a spiraoplasm that produces similar symptoms. However, we all should be aware that the chemical is known to be highly toxic to honey bees. actually what it does is disable the honey bee from finding its home due to the chemical attack on its nervous system so it simply wanders until it starves ...until it dies..... it is time to ASK these questions - what is the value of the honey bee to the survival of mankind and how can i make a difference - the answer: we NEED RESEARCH and a NEW AWARENESS - pass the word... we are talking life, honey!