Ok, so it is a cheesy line.  But it’s true.

Bees are a part of the chain so intricately that I wonder if people consider just how important they are to how we live - and the rest of the world as well.

This article is about the Colony Collapse Disorder issues (no, they are NOT CAUSED BY CELL PHONES).

 http://www.celsias.com/2007/03/15/bee-colony-collapse-disorder-where-is-it-heading/

Interestingly enough, organic bees are not being affected by the disorder.  One wonders if the recently implemented nicotine-based pesticides might be the culprit afterall.  If it looks like a duck…

http://www.celsias.com/2007/05/15/organic-bees-surviving-colony-collapse-disorder-ccd/

My favorite part, however, is the question that this brings up - again.  That we put so many of our scientific innovations out there before we’ve really contemplated their effect, or tested them.  It is probably why we are so often trying to “clean up the mess” - because we didn’t spend the time in the beginning to do it right.  It isn’t just Pfizer we’re talking about here.

http://www.celsias.com/2007/04/13/colony-collapse-disorder-a-moment-for-reflection/

And finally, another reflective thought about how we are so used to drive thru existence.  Press a button, solution found.  Feel sick?  Take a pill.  We can’t be inconvenienced by the TIME and EFFORT it takes to really look into something and its causes.  Perhaps one answer is not enough.  Perhaps it is more complex than a 6th grade education can tolerate?

http://www.celsias.com/2007/06/01/bee-die-offs-from-multiple-causes/

 Edit: I am liking celsias’ effort to reconnect this issue with how we view the cycles and processes of our world and nature.    http://www.celsias.com/2007/08/25/bee-keepers-wisdom-for-human-flourishing/

And someone else added something for consideration: Perhaps electromagnetic fields still play a part?  High-frequency Active Auroral Research Project http://www.hyperstealth.com/haarp/index.htm 

(Featuring - Celsias, the only place I found somewhat intelligent sounding discussion on the bee situation.   Celsius and Penelope Trunk are quicky becoming contenders for the blogroll.)

 Your thoughts?