Monday, March 29, 2010

Is the domestic honey bee a lever that is hurting the wild bee?

http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/press_releases_folder/2010/01_21_2010_wild_bumble_bees_teeter_on_brink_of_extinction.php

The article above is about the problem our domestic honey bee is causing the wild bee. Historically, the lever has helped more than it has hurt. Why is that going to change? Can we manage nature?

Are we creating a problem by over use? Are our levers too powerful? We are creating huge crops based on the domestication of bees. We overuse antibiotics on these domestic bees. Will these sick domestic bees cause serious health problems for wild bees. What are the consequences of the way we manage our domestic bees?