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Eco Green Corner: The buzz about disapearing bees Spring is in the air. With warmer weather approaching, flowers are beginning to bloom all around us, birds are swiftly passing overhead and the bees are buzzing past our ears. But wait, where are the bees? Since 2006 beehives across the country have increasingly been turning up barren. Beekeepers have been returning to nearly empty hives. This mysterious and abrupt disappearance of bees from their hives is called colony collapse disorder, and it is no stranger to Rider’s campus. This past Monday, Rider has made a second attempt at sustaining a hive right here on campus. The first hive, which was prepared last spring, unfortunately collapsed. Hives that have been affected by colony collapse disorder have been abandoned even though the queen is still present, which is unusual behavior for bees. The abandoned colonies show no signs of dead bees and none are found in the area surrounding the hive. So what do all the vanishing bees mean for us humans? No more painful bee stings. But don’t get too excited about that just yet. Bees have been providing for us for as long as their little wings could carry them to the closest pollen rich flower. According to BeeGuardian.org, bees are responsible for pollinating one-third of the country’s crops. One worker bee can pollinate up to 100,000 flowers in a single day. Some crops, such as almonds, are 100 percent pollinated by bees. What would you do if your favorite foods were no longer available because nothing was done to stop the bees from disappearing So what is behind this mass disappearance? The causes are still unknown. According to the same website, the vanishing of the bees has been linked to the use of pesticides on crops. Bees are an indicator of environmental quality and we can use the way that they behave as a message. This means that if there is something wrong with the bees, such as an abrupt disappearance, then something is wrong with their environment. If their disappearance is, in fact, linked to the use of pesticides, the bees clearly don’t like it. Whether it is the pesticides or not, this mystery needs to be solved. As the weather gets warmer and you find yourself crossing paths with one of Rider’s new buzzing friends, keep in mind all the hard work they do for you. As Saint John Chrysostom once said, “The bee is more honored than any other animal, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.” With this in mind, visit panna.org to sign a petition to stop the use of bee killing pesticides. As a part of Rider’s Green Film Series, there will be a showing of The Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by actress Ellen Page from Juno, on Tuesday, April 24, at 6 p.m., in Sweigart 115. Danielle Campanella Lawrenceville Eco-Rep
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Eko Green Corner: buzz o disapearing pčela Proljeće je u zraku. Uz toplije vrijeme približava, cvijeće su na početku cvatu sve oko nas, ptice brzo prolaze iznad glave, a pčele su zujanje kroz naše uši. Ali čekajte, gdje su pčele? Od 2006 košnica diljem zemlje sve su odete neplodna. Pčelari su povratku na gotovo prazne košnice. Ova misteriozna i nagli nestanak pčela iz košnica njihovih zove kolonija kolaps poremećaj, a to je nijedan stranac za vozača kampusu. Ovaj prošli ponedjeljak, Rider je napravio drugi pokušaj na održavanju košnicu upravo ovdje na kampusu. Prvi Grozd, koji je pripremljen prošlog proljeća, na žalost propali. Osip koji su pogođeni propasti kolonija poremećaja su napušteni, iako kraljica je i dalje prisutan, što je neobično ponašanje pčela. Napuštene kolonije ne pokazuju znakove mrtvih pčela i nitko se nalaze u području oko košnicu. Pa što sve nestajući pčele znači za nas ljude? Nema više bolne ubode pčela. Ali nemojte se previše uzbuđen o tome samo još. Pčele su pružiti za nas dok se njihove krila bi ih nositi na najbliži peluda bogatog cvijeta. Prema BeeGuardian.org, pčele su odgovorni za pollinating jedna trećina zemlje usjeva. Jedna pčela radnik može oprašiti do 100.000 cvjetova u jednom danu. Neke biljke kao što su bademi, su 100 posto stranooplodnog pčele. Što bi vam učiniti ako vaše omiljene namirnice više nisu dostupne, jer ništa nije učinio da se zaustavi pčele nestaju iz Dakle, što je iza tog masovnog nestanka? Uzroci su još uvijek nepoznata. Prema istom web stranice, nestaje od pčela je povezan s uporabom pesticida na usjevima. Pčele su pokazatelj kvalitete okoliša i možemo koristiti na način na koji se ponašaju kao poruku. To znači da ako nešto nije u redu s pčelama, kao što je naglo nestao, onda nešto nije u redu s okolinom. Ako njihov nestanak je, u stvari, povezani s korištenjem pesticida, pčele očito ne sviđa. Bilo da je riječ o pesticidima ili ne, ovo otajstvo treba riješiti. Kako je vrijeme toplije, a vi naći križanje staza s jednom od vozača zuje novih prijatelja, imajte na umu sve teško raditi oni učiniti za vas. Kao što je sveti Ivan Zlatousti je jednom rekao: "Pčela je poštovan od bilo koje druge životinje, ne zato što ona napori, ali zato ona napori za druge." Imajući to na umu, posjetite panna.org potpisati peticiju da se zaustavi korištenje pčela ubojstvo pesticide. Kao dio vozača Green serije filmova, održat će se prikazivanje Vanishing od pčela, pripovijeda glumica Ellen Page iz Juno, u utorak, 24. travnja u 6 sati, u Sweigart 115. Danielle Campanella Lawrenceville Eko-Rep