Comments on: To Bee or Not to Bee http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: atheists eat fish http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1768391 atheists eat fish Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:43:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1768391 @Skipweasel and Eric: Very funny. I'd almost forgotten that skit. I think it's a great idea. I have read that bees are decreasing in number rapidly and scientists do not know why. This could have devastating effects on our food production. I'd rather get stung by a bee than starve. Yeah bees!! @Skipweasel and Eric: Very funny. I’d almost forgotten that skit.

I think it’s a great idea. I have read that bees are decreasing in number rapidly and scientists do not know why. This could have devastating effects on our food production. I’d rather get stung by a bee than starve. Yeah bees!!

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1760370 Skipweasel Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:52:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1760370 That's not a bee license, it's a Gerald Nabarro license with the word Nabarro crossed out and the word bee written in, in crayon. That’s not a bee license, it’s a Gerald Nabarro license with the word Nabarro crossed out and the word bee written in, in crayon.

]]> By: Mr. Eric Praline http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1760336 Mr. Eric Praline Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:34:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1760336 Is it legal to raise half-a-bee? I have this half-a-bee named Eric that I was trying to get a license for... Is it legal to raise half-a-bee? I have this half-a-bee named Eric that I was trying to get a license for…

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1759914 Skipweasel Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:29:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1759914 One of the other advantages for bees is that cities generally have lower pesticide levels than arable land. One of the other advantages for bees is that cities generally have lower pesticide levels than arable land.

]]> By: Mr. Jones http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1759665 Mr. Jones Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:19:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1759665 youevolve: Thanks I've only read a few things about beekeeping, but I find it fascinating. I understand its a true artform to keep those bees happy and not abandon the hive. I hope you're right about the Africanized bees. Every once in awhile we hear about them coming farther up north. Its really a shame that we screwed with thousands of years of domestic bee breeding. youevolve:

Thanks

I’ve only read a few things about beekeeping, but I find it fascinating. I understand its a true artform to keep those bees happy and not abandon the hive.

I hope you’re right about the Africanized bees. Every once in awhile we hear about them coming farther up north. Its really a shame that we screwed with thousands of years of domestic bee breeding.

]]> By: youevolve http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1758422 youevolve Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:40:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1758422 @Mr. Jones Cities have proven to be very successful homes for honeybee colonies. Food is plentiful with fruit trees, window boxes, flower beds, as well as waste area wildflowers. The "mass of swarming insects" is generally not even noticed by passers-by even a few feet away. I have two hives in my back yard and my kids play in a sandbox a few feet away. Most of my neighbors don't even know I have bees, despite the hives being in plain sight. Africanized bees are not really an issue in northern States. They are not cold tolerant and their spread has been limited to southern States. Only ~2% of the population is truly allergic to bees. Those that are are likely allergic to most insect stings. It is far better to have honeybees (bred to be calm and handled by humans) than wild colonies of wasps or more aggressive bees which are far more likely to actually sting. Given enough honeybees, they will out compete the more aggressive insects. I'm not saying NOBODY will get stung, but the fear of bees is greater than the danger from bees. @Mr. Jones
Cities have proven to be very successful homes for honeybee colonies. Food is plentiful with fruit trees, window boxes, flower beds, as well as waste area wildflowers.

The “mass of swarming insects” is generally not even noticed by passers-by even a few feet away. I have two hives in my back yard and my kids play in a sandbox a few feet away. Most of my neighbors don’t even know I have bees, despite the hives being in plain sight.

Africanized bees are not really an issue in northern States. They are not cold tolerant and their spread has been limited to southern States.

Only ~2% of the population is truly allergic to bees. Those that are are likely allergic to most insect stings. It is far better to have honeybees (bred to be calm and handled by humans) than wild colonies of wasps or more aggressive bees which are far more likely to actually sting. Given enough honeybees, they will out compete the more aggressive insects.

I’m not saying NOBODY will get stung, but the fear of bees is greater than the danger from bees.

]]> By: felixthecat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1758388 felixthecat Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:12:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1758388 Bah! If the neighbors are afraid of bees, they can stay inside and peer through the drapes. Bah! If the neighbors are afraid of bees, they can stay inside and peer through the drapes.

]]> By: Mr. Jones http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1758267 Mr. Jones Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1758267 Don't you need lots of open land to raise bees, with plenty of flowering plants for them to feed? And is it a good idea to raise masses of swarming insects in such a densly populated area? Bees can get pretty pissed off, especially if they're cross-contaminated with Africanized bees. And there are people who are deadly allergic to bee stings. But we're talking about New York here. Forget it. I think its a great idea. Don’t you need lots of open land to raise bees, with plenty of flowering plants for them to feed?

And is it a good idea to raise masses of swarming insects in such a densly populated area? Bees can get pretty pissed off, especially if they’re cross-contaminated with Africanized bees. And there are people who are deadly allergic to bee stings.

But we’re talking about New York here. Forget it. I think its a great idea.

]]> By: andiscandis http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/01/to-bee-or-not-to-bee/comment-page-1/#comment-1758239 andiscandis Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:32:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24495#comment-1758239 It's now legal to keep bees and chickens in Cleveland, too. It’s now legal to keep bees and chickens in Cleveland, too.

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