Nov 242014
What If Bees Went Extinct?
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May 152014
According to Albert Einstein, when honey bees become extinct, humans would follow within four years. He argues that honey bees play a key role in the pollination of plants which end up supplying food to humans and other animals. Without the plant bees therefore, the plants will not be able to multiply resulting in food shortage and an end to human race.
Where would we be without bees? As far as important species go, they are top of the list. They are critical pollinators: they pollinate 70 of the around 100 crop species that feed 90% of the world. Honey bees are responsible for $30 billion a year in crops.
That’s only the start. We may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the animals that eat those plants and so on up the food chain. Which means a world without bees could struggle to sustain the global human population of 7 billion. Our supermarkets would have half the amount of fruit and vegetables.
It gets worse. We are losing bees at an alarming rate. Possible reasons include the loss of flower meadows, the crab-like varroa mite that feasts on their blood, climate change, and use of pesticides.
How close are we to losing our bees? Earth Unplugged’s Maddie Moate explains all.
Joke Of The Day: Bee At A Bar Mitzvah
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May 052014
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One day, two bees are buzzing around what’s left of a rose bush.
“How’s your summer been?” asks bee number one. “Not too good,” says bee two. “Lotta rain, lotta cold. There aren’t enough flowers, therefore not enough pollen.” The first bee has an idea. “Hey, why don’t you go down to the corner and hang a left? There’s a bar mitzvah going on. Plenty of flowers and fruit.” Bee two buzzes, “Thanks!” and takes off. An hour later, the bees bump into each other again. “How was the bar mitzvah?” asks the first bee. “Great!” replies the second. The first bee, however, notices a small circle on his friend’s head, and inquires, “What’s that on your head?” “A yarmulke,” is the answer. “I didn’t want them to think I was a Wasp.” |
Live Bee Coat
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Apr 132014
Live Bee Coat: Chinese Beekeeper Wears a Coat of 450,000 Live Bees
Honey… I’m home!
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
It began as a bit of fun and became a personal challenge for one semi-naked man and approaching half a million bees. Crowds gathered in Chongqing, southwest China this week to watch – at a distance of 20 metres – as She Ping’s wife and five fellow beekeepers covered the 34-year-old in a “bee dress” made of 456,500 of the insects. It weighed 45kg or more.
“I first did this at 22, just for fun and out of curiosity. Later on, I would put on the bees just for the sake of making people believe I sell actual real honey,” he told the Chongqing Evening Post. “The last time I did this, I put on a total of 15 beehives on my body, but today I’m breaking my own record [with 28].”
The beekeeper said he was “hot, suffocating and nervous” after his 40 minute ordeal and had been stung more than 20 times. His wife fears he will be badly hurt if he continues the stunts. But She added: “The only thought I had was to challenge and overcome myself.”
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Bumble Bee High Five
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Sep 102013
Drinking and high-fiving bees apparently go together.
Bee Gives a High Five….well, I thought it was pretty cool. Ok I’d had a beer, or two.