April 16, 2007 - Are Cell Phones Affecting Honey Bee Futures?
Before you make that next call on your cell phone, realize you may be taking the life of a honey bee.
It's no joke.
Scientists have been baffled over the escalating outbreak of Colony Collapse Disorder nationwide (also referred to as "CCD"). Here is the latest article now citing cell phones as a potential component to the phenomenon.
"Albert Einstein once said that if the bees disappeared, 'man would have only four years of life left'."
Here are links below for more articles about the outbreak and impact of CCD:
http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Environment_380/The_Sting_of_Disappearing_Bees.shtml
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/110207/mobile-phones-blamed-for-declining-bee-populations.html
http://www.celsias.com/blog/2007/03/15/bee-colony-collapse-disorder-where-is-it-heading/
http://www.newstarget.com/021724.html
This past Saturday I attended a workshop hosted by a local Georgia farmer through Georgia Organics. The workshop host reported a recent loss of nine out of their ten honey bee hives.
I'm happy to give up my cell phone. I'll even go back to using a regular phone with a cord. We spend too much time on modern conveniences and it is catching up with us this very day.
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