sickbag
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 01:55 PM |
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The Bee debate
This is really serious indeed - infact I think we should be more concerned about this, than we are about the whales. No bees means no pollination of
our crops, plants, flowers, etc, so we'll be even more dependent on imports.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8009000/8009570.stm
[Edited on 21/4/09 by sickbag]
[Edited on 21/4/09 by sickbag]
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adithorp
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 02:11 PM |
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One expert this morning said that altough we wouldn't all starve without bees (Lots of other insect pollenaters and wind-pollenated plants) we
would have a really boring life as bees do all the tasty stuff like strawberries.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 02:17 PM |
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with all that spare pollen some other creatures would soon take over, like butterflys, bats or smurfs etc
very little goes to waste in nature
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sickbag
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 02:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
with all that spare pollen some other creatures would soon take over, like butterflys, bats or smurfs etc
very little goes to waste in nature
I'm not sure I'd eat anything a Smurf has pollinated! 
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 02:25 PM |
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surely this topic should have been called:
To bee or not to be, that is the question
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sickbag
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 posted on 21/4/09 at 02:29 PM |
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Sorry, I'll try harder next time
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 02:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sickbag
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
with all that spare pollen some other creatures would soon take over, like butterflys, bats or smurfs etc
very little goes to waste in nature
I'm not sure I'd eat anything a Smurf has pollinated!
well, there is only 1 smurfette...
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BenB
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 02:58 PM |
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I'm very worried about it. Bees are lovely creatures. The tiny amount of cash that goes into research is ridiculous considering how important
they are....
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kipper
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 02:59 PM |
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Bee's
Just how many bee's would you need to get a gallon of BP.
Sorry, Kipper.
Where did that go?
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 03:04 PM |
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in my opinion, nature has a very good way of compensating for things. amazingly good in fact. BUT it takes time. this is something i really think
should be made more of a priority, if only researched better so we know if action is needed or not.
seriousness over,
anyone know what type of bees make milk? 
[Edited on 21/4/09 by dinosaurjuice]
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deezee
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 03:08 PM |
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I killed a bee on the weekend. It kept flying into my garage and freaking me out. So I hit it with a woodsaw.
Does this make me a bad man?
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sickbag
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 03:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by deezee
I killed a bee on the weekend. It kept flying into my garage and freaking me out. So I hit it with a woodsaw.
Does this make me a bad man?
Yes. Yes it does. It will haunt your nightmares for weeks to come.
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 03:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dinosaurjuice
anyone know what type of bees make milk?
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A1
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 05:28 PM |
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i think one made a big streak on my visor at the weekend
bit of a problem though...
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deezee
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| posted on 21/4/09 at 06:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
Yes it does - you must have 666 tattoo'd on your head!!! We'll have to send the local listers around to sort you out!! 
Edit: Hang on - you are on the Wirral.... so that makes me the local boy!!!
[Edited on 21/4/09 by Paul TigerB6]
If it makes the chore any easier, I work near B&Q in Ellesmere port. Save the the fuel
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