Author: imkeer
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:25 am (GMT 0)
Hi Rick,
You're not new to 'natural beekeeping' but new to this forum, so WELCOME !
How long are you keeping bees?
Can you share something about how you transfer to topbars?
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Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning :: RE: PROOF! Neonics KILL bees in sublethal dosages
Author: imkeer
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:56 am (GMT 0)
This is the study Solarpat attracts the attention to:
In situ replication of honey bee colony collapse disorder
Chensheng LU
Kenneth M. WARCHOL
Richard A. CALLAHAN
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Landmark Center West, Boston, MA, USA
Worcester County Beekeepers Association, Northbridge, MA, USA
Worcester County Beekeepers Association, Holden, MA, USA
Abstract
The concern of persistent loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies worldwide since 2006, a phenomenon referred to as colony collapse disorder (CCD), has led us to investigate the role of imidacloprid, one of the neonicotinoid insecticides, in the emergence of CCD. CCD is commonly characterized by the sudden disappearance of honey bees (specifically worker bees) from hives
containing adequate food and various stages of brood in abandoned colonies that are not occupied by honey bees from other colonies. This in situ study was designed to replicate CCD based on a plausible mechanistic hypothesis in which the occurrence of
CCD since 2006 was resulted from the presence of imidacloprid, one of the neonicotinoid insecticides, in high-fructose corn syrup
(HFCS), fed to honey bees as an alternative to sucrose-based food. We used a replicated split-plot design consisting of 4 independent apiary sites. Each apiary consisted of 4 different imidacloprid-treated hives and a control hive. The dosages used in this
study were determined to reflect imidacloprid residue levels reported in the environment previously. All hives had no diseases of
symptoms of parasitism during the 13-week dosing regime, and were alive 12 weeks afterward. However, 15 of 16 imidaclopridtreated hives (94%) were dead across 4 apiaries 23 weeks post imidacloprid dosing. Dead hives were remarkably empty except for
stores of food and some pollen left, a resemblance of CCD. Data from this in situ study provide convincing evidence that exposure to sub-lethal levels of imidacloprid in HFCS causes honey bees to exhibit symptoms consistent to CCD 23 weeks post imidacloprid dosing. The survival of the control hives managed alongside with the pesticide-treated hives unequivocally augments this
conclusion. The observed delayed mortality in honey bees caused by imidacloprid in HFCS is a novel and plausible mechanism
for CCD, and should be validated in future studies.
Full report text (pdf) :
http://www.bouldercountybeekeepers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Lu-final-proof1.pdf
Luc Pintens
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:56 am (GMT 0)
This is the study Solarpat attracts the attention to:
In situ replication of honey bee colony collapse disorder
Chensheng LU
Kenneth M. WARCHOL
Richard A. CALLAHAN
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Landmark Center West, Boston, MA, USA
Worcester County Beekeepers Association, Northbridge, MA, USA
Worcester County Beekeepers Association, Holden, MA, USA
Abstract
The concern of persistent loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies worldwide since 2006, a phenomenon referred to as colony collapse disorder (CCD), has led us to investigate the role of imidacloprid, one of the neonicotinoid insecticides, in the emergence of CCD. CCD is commonly characterized by the sudden disappearance of honey bees (specifically worker bees) from hives
containing adequate food and various stages of brood in abandoned colonies that are not occupied by honey bees from other colonies. This in situ study was designed to replicate CCD based on a plausible mechanistic hypothesis in which the occurrence of
CCD since 2006 was resulted from the presence of imidacloprid, one of the neonicotinoid insecticides, in high-fructose corn syrup
(HFCS), fed to honey bees as an alternative to sucrose-based food. We used a replicated split-plot design consisting of 4 independent apiary sites. Each apiary consisted of 4 different imidacloprid-treated hives and a control hive. The dosages used in this
study were determined to reflect imidacloprid residue levels reported in the environment previously. All hives had no diseases of
symptoms of parasitism during the 13-week dosing regime, and were alive 12 weeks afterward. However, 15 of 16 imidaclopridtreated hives (94%) were dead across 4 apiaries 23 weeks post imidacloprid dosing. Dead hives were remarkably empty except for
stores of food and some pollen left, a resemblance of CCD. Data from this in situ study provide convincing evidence that exposure to sub-lethal levels of imidacloprid in HFCS causes honey bees to exhibit symptoms consistent to CCD 23 weeks post imidacloprid dosing. The survival of the control hives managed alongside with the pesticide-treated hives unequivocally augments this
conclusion. The observed delayed mortality in honey bees caused by imidacloprid in HFCS is a novel and plausible mechanism
for CCD, and should be validated in future studies.
Full report text (pdf) :
http://www.bouldercountybeekeepers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Lu-final-proof1.pdf
Luc Pintens
Belgium
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Beekeeping events and training :: RE: 2nd UK Natural Beekeeping Conference – August 2012
Author: imkeer
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:27 pm (GMT 0)
"Mysticism has had its day. We are grown-ups now: we have seen the atom bomb and the double helix and we need to come to terms with objective reality in all its wonderful forms without ascribing all phenomena just beyond our understanding to the work of gods, aliens, faeries or gnomes. We can appreciate nature without projecting our aspirations or values onto it. We can observe without always needing to know the 'hidden meaning' of what we see hear, smell and taste. We can be elevated by what is around us and enjoy all the sensations available in this remarkable, natural world. We can even compose poems and songs, myths and fables to entertain us and our children, but we no longer need to sit at the feet of all-too-mortal men who exert power over the ignorant by interposing themselves between us and authentic experience of the mysteries of life." (Philip Chandler)
Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6814638
Of course, we should only follow ourselves...
But still, it is a fact that people have connected bees with some idea of 'the goddess' for a very long time. Maybe they were plain stupid, or maybe they had a very good reason for that. I can imagine people get some kind of attack when someone speaks of the goddess, but there may be another expression they might understand... I am not going to try to explain it, just try for yourself.
It may be clear for some that people back then were 'a little bit' more natural then, than we will ever be trying.
"It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure." (Albert Einstein)
In my opinion, being a grown-up is not always an asset.
Luc Pintens
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:27 pm (GMT 0)
"Mysticism has had its day. We are grown-ups now: we have seen the atom bomb and the double helix and we need to come to terms with objective reality in all its wonderful forms without ascribing all phenomena just beyond our understanding to the work of gods, aliens, faeries or gnomes. We can appreciate nature without projecting our aspirations or values onto it. We can observe without always needing to know the 'hidden meaning' of what we see hear, smell and taste. We can be elevated by what is around us and enjoy all the sensations available in this remarkable, natural world. We can even compose poems and songs, myths and fables to entertain us and our children, but we no longer need to sit at the feet of all-too-mortal men who exert power over the ignorant by interposing themselves between us and authentic experience of the mysteries of life." (Philip Chandler)
Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6814638
Of course, we should only follow ourselves...
But still, it is a fact that people have connected bees with some idea of 'the goddess' for a very long time. Maybe they were plain stupid, or maybe they had a very good reason for that. I can imagine people get some kind of attack when someone speaks of the goddess, but there may be another expression they might understand... I am not going to try to explain it, just try for yourself.
It may be clear for some that people back then were 'a little bit' more natural then, than we will ever be trying.
"It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure." (Albert Einstein)
In my opinion, being a grown-up is not always an asset.
Luc Pintens
Belgium
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Bee health: the treatment (or not) of diseases and parasites :: RE: Condensation and varroa! Missing link to survivalists
Author: imkeer
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:38 pm (GMT 0)
@ homestaydon:
Can you please share the recipe for the varnish?
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:38 pm (GMT 0)
@ homestaydon:
Can you please share the recipe for the varnish?
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Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning :: RE: PROOF! Neonics KILL bees in sublethal dosages
Author: imkeer
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:44 am (GMT 0)
Thanks Bernhard.
What a mess...
Question: If I would ask the authors for a copy of their work, is it possible then to spread this freely ?
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:44 am (GMT 0)
Thanks Bernhard.
What a mess...
Question: If I would ask the authors for a copy of their work, is it possible then to spread this freely ?
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Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning :: RE: PROOF! Neonics KILL bees in sublethal dosages
Author: imkeer
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:05 pm (GMT 0)
So, what I did to solve this:
I bought the full text under someone else's name, printed them, then scanned them, and made new pdf's.
I have nothing against copyright, but this information should be available for everyone for free.
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:05 pm (GMT 0)
So, what I did to solve this:
I bought the full text under someone else's name, printed them, then scanned them, and made new pdf's.
I have nothing against copyright, but this information should be available for everyone for free.
Luc Pintens
Belgium
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Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning :: RE: PROOF! Neonics KILL bees in sublethal dosages
Author: imkeer
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:28 am (GMT 0)
I received a warning about circulating these reports. They are tagged with an invisible ID linked to whoever downloaded them, so, if the copyright owners noticed the files were being circulated, there is a risk that his/her account would be frozen.
So I will check with the person who downloaded these files before I send out more copies.
Sorry, but I don't wish to block someone else's work, although we feel this information should be available for everyone.
Luc Pintens
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:28 am (GMT 0)
I received a warning about circulating these reports. They are tagged with an invisible ID linked to whoever downloaded them, so, if the copyright owners noticed the files were being circulated, there is a risk that his/her account would be frozen.
So I will check with the person who downloaded these files before I send out more copies.
Sorry, but I don't wish to block someone else's work, although we feel this information should be available for everyone.
Luc Pintens
Belgium
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Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning :: RE: PROOF! Neonics KILL bees in sublethal dosages
Author: imkeer
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:01 pm (GMT 0)
Oops, I was wrong...
I do have the pdf of the first article too.
Field Research on Bees Raises Concern About Low-Dose Pesticides - Erik Stokstad,
(sciencemag.org 2012)
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:01 pm (GMT 0)
Oops, I was wrong...
I do have the pdf of the first article too.
Field Research on Bees Raises Concern About Low-Dose Pesticides - Erik Stokstad,
(sciencemag.org 2012)
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Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning :: RE: PROOF! Neonics KILL bees in sublethal dosages
Author: imkeer
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:30 pm (GMT 0)
If there is anyone interested in the full text of these reports:
-A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees (Henry et al, sciencemag.org 2012)
-Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production (Whitehorn et al, sciencemag.org 2012)
-Parasite-insecticide interactions: a case study of Nosema ceranae and fipronil synergy on honeybee (Aufauvre et al, nature.com 2012)
then send me a PM with your e-mail adress and I'll send you the pdf files...
You can also follow Bernhard's suggestion: "I bought the original articles in SCIENCE! I suggest to do so, because SCIENCE should get interested in publishing more of those articles. It should notice the awareness about the topic among beekeepers and the public. Money rules!"
BTW I don't have the first one... (Field Research on Bees Raises Concern About Low-Dose Pesticides - Erik Stokstad, sciencemag.org 2012)
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Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:30 pm (GMT 0)
If there is anyone interested in the full text of these reports:
-A Common Pesticide Decreases Foraging Success and Survival in Honey Bees (Henry et al, sciencemag.org 2012)
-Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production (Whitehorn et al, sciencemag.org 2012)
-Parasite-insecticide interactions: a case study of Nosema ceranae and fipronil synergy on honeybee (Aufauvre et al, nature.com 2012)
then send me a PM with your e-mail adress and I'll send you the pdf files...
You can also follow Bernhard's suggestion: "I bought the original articles in SCIENCE! I suggest to do so, because SCIENCE should get interested in publishing more of those articles. It should notice the awareness about the topic among beekeepers and the public. Money rules!"
BTW I don't have the first one... (Field Research on Bees Raises Concern About Low-Dose Pesticides - Erik Stokstad, sciencemag.org 2012)
Luc Pintens
Belgium
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Biodynamic beekeeping :: RE: Treating mites biodynamically
Author: imkeer
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:44 am (GMT 0)
How old is Quantum Physics? Anyone of the sceptic, physical proof addicts knows?
It is not because you never cared to look deeper into it, that it can be put aside and then forgotten. And afterwards to make silly jokes on every possibility that life can be altered just by observing...
The physical universe is created and recreated many times each millisecond. If YOU choose to be in it, you have influence. And in case you decide it makes more sense to stand on the side and be sceptic, then that's your choice. Because you don't want to be involved in the creative process, your opinion doesn't count.
We all can learn something from the bees. (even the 'experts')
Not only from their social behaviour or the miracle of LIFE itself...
They are part of the bigger whole on every level. Also the quantum level.
And if you want to argue and discuss about this straightaway, please look at your motives... Know yourself !
Luc Pintens
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:44 am (GMT 0)
How old is Quantum Physics? Anyone of the sceptic, physical proof addicts knows?
It is not because you never cared to look deeper into it, that it can be put aside and then forgotten. And afterwards to make silly jokes on every possibility that life can be altered just by observing...
The physical universe is created and recreated many times each millisecond. If YOU choose to be in it, you have influence. And in case you decide it makes more sense to stand on the side and be sceptic, then that's your choice. Because you don't want to be involved in the creative process, your opinion doesn't count.
We all can learn something from the bees. (even the 'experts')
Not only from their social behaviour or the miracle of LIFE itself...
They are part of the bigger whole on every level. Also the quantum level.
And if you want to argue and discuss about this straightaway, please look at your motives... Know yourself !
Luc Pintens
Belgium
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