BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho beekeepers and scientists are keeping anxious eyes on hives this winter.

Idaho is among 35 states where a phenomena of disappearing bees, called colony collapse disorder, has been reported.

Beekeepers complain that no money has been appropriated to study the widespread disappearances, which could affect pollination of many of the state's crops.

Meanwhile, beekeepers say intense media interest in the mysterious collapses has kept researchers too busy to study the phenomena.

The colony collapse disorder is characterized by a hive with fully intact honey, but the bees are nowhere to be found.
Associated Press - December 9, 2007

With many columns and posts on this Tribe as well, dealing with a perception that science and theology are continuing a eons old battle, I can't help but wonder where that division would stand on this issue.

To me, science never clashed with spirituality, even some science can get so theoretical or metaphorical that it can seem like superstitiou and the bible does give evidence of 'God years', which are an immersurable amount of years in a short time by our modern standards. One religious leader and scientist, was able to use these clues in scripture and calculate a very close approximation to what scientists have determined the age of the earth to be, in the millions of years, and not too far off.

There was a mention, I've been told by one scholar, of a mention of an angry extinct warrior species on a neighboring planet, which was conquered during the time of the story of Devorah, which is the Hebrew pronunciation of Deborah.

Devorah means "to speak kind words" or "swarm of bees.

One religious guy writes:
The reason? According to "Redemption 5768", the bees are disappearing in order to bring attention to "Devorah" - Devorah is the key to the (Redemption).

Albert Einstein once said, "If the bees disappeared from the world, then man would only have 4 years of life left." So what has happened to hundreds of millions of honey bees? They are presumed dead, but where are their bodies? How are Jews similiar to bees? What does the whistle of a thin, innocent looking bird have to do with our redemption?

This brings to my mind where have all the bees gone in Brooklyn, and why would they be seemingly headed towards Boston?

Swarming is part of the natural reproductive life cycle of honey bees. The swarming season in Massachusetts usually begins in June and can last through August.

Warmer weather, combined with an abundance of nectar and pollen stimulate the colony to increase in population. This causes over-crowding which prompts some bees to swarm so they can reproduce. Swarms usually emerge from the colonies between 10:00am and 2:00pm on warm sunny days. The old queen together with about half of the bees from the colony, leave the hive and cluster on a nearby object such as a fence or a small shrub. The swarm may remain for a few hours or one to two days while scout bees search for a permanent nesting site. Once found, the swarm will move to this site and establish a new colony. Bee swarms are NOT normally aggressive because they are gorged full of honey and homeless, which reduces their defensive behavior. A swarm will become increasingly defensive, if provoked, the longer it remains in a given location. In the original colony, a new queen emerges and continues to maintain the parent colony.

Please be aware that in some instances the physical location of the swarm may present challenges. For example, if a swarm is too high in a tree, retrieval may not be a reasonable or safe option. Swarms located in structures or otherwise concealed may require the skills of qualified craftsmen to dismantle and rebuild portions of that structure. The manpower and equipment necessary to complete this type of retrieval is an expense that the property owner is expected to bear.

Since Tribe.net remains to be the coolest social networking site, I thought I would try to see where the middle ground would be between a coincidence and a sign of the current environment with my own humor about superstitions and wonder if all things can be related...

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And other than just noticing barely any bees around Brooklyn, what's the connection between that place and Queens, NY, of all places...

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I guess what I've learned from this post Devastator Jr. was kind enuf to give me the 'green light' on, heh heh...is that it's always something, and there's always the rest of the game...