I'm surprised this is only now getting widespread media attention. In my area, the demise or near-demise of honeybees has been a concern for several years (although it flabbergasts me to think that Georgia might be ahead of the curve in something like this!).
Last year we started seeing a different kind of bee that seemed to be filling the honeybees' usual niche. My guess is they're a native bee that must have been largely supplanted after Europeans brought honeybees to this continent (but I'm no naturalist). I've only seen a couple of those this year so far--but I think we must have a beekeeper nearby now, because this spring, after a two-year hiatus, our cherry tree was once more full of honeybees. I'm hoping this is a sign of things improving generally.
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Date: 2007-04-02 12:25 pm (UTC)Last year we started seeing a different kind of bee that seemed to be filling the honeybees' usual niche. My guess is they're a native bee that must have been largely supplanted after Europeans brought honeybees to this continent (but I'm no naturalist). I've only seen a couple of those this year so far--but I think we must have a beekeeper nearby now, because this spring, after a two-year hiatus, our cherry tree was once more full of honeybees. I'm hoping this is a sign of things improving generally.