posted March 04, 2008 04:19 PM         

Adorable little things too.

I rescued one as a child once- got to see him up close- ever notice their lovely little faces?

There's quite a bit of info online about this topic. Would you like me to find some links?

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"To err is human, to forgive divine"
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posted March 04, 2008 04:27 PM         

Bees -- The bee seems to be a universal symbol of diligence, obedience and work ethic. Many ancient cultures consider bees to be the messagers of the gods. the busy little bees in a number tradition also becomes a symbol of human soul. The bee is a totem symbol for St Ambrose and St John of Chysostom.

The sign of the bee in Egyptian hieroglyphs seems to be analogous to royalty, epitomizing the ideals of industry, creatvity and wealth, which are assoc with the diligent insects production of honey. A very old myth portrays the bee as having been created from the tears of Ra. In medieval Europe, the myth was converted to the bees having originated from the tears of Christ on the cross.

In ancient Greece, bees were considered to be the surviving souls of priestesses who in their physical lives had served the goddess Aphrodite. Mortal priestesses were called melissae (bees). According to tradition, the 2nd of the great temples constructed at Delphi was constructed by bees.

In British foklores, bees are often assoc w/motality. If bees are seen to be vacating a hive, it is an omen that the beekeeper is not long for this world. It was also cusomary to tell the bees when there was a death in family so they would not fly away to another hive.

Amoung N. American tribes of the eastern sealboard, an old children's ong laments sad fact tat th ehardworking bee has only 1 stingerw/which to defend the honey that all creatures--including humans--seen to prize so highly; The poor little bee//that lives in a tree/the poor litttle bee/ that lives in a tree/has ohnly one arrow/in his quiver.

Grandmother twylah of the Seneca has said that the bee is the symbol of the an industrious, selfless, self-sufficient person who can deal w/great sucesss in wide range of activities.

If the bee is your totem guide, you will be given help in organizing the chaos and ocnfusion that life can often deal to us humans. You may also expect help in cultivating your social skills. You spirit helper will serve you well as a messages of higher realms of consciousness in your dreams and visions.

posted March 04, 2008 04:28 PM         

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL-A8Apn1_s

Also this link. Click "the film" for more info;
http://www.vanishingbees.com/

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"To err is human, to forgive divine"
~Alexander Pope

posted March 04, 2008 09:31 PM         

More:

Genetic Scientist Warns of Risks of GE

Pesticide Action Network, Mar 28, 2007
Straight to the Source

Dear Readers, This issue is so catastrophic and it looks more and more related to GE crops. Be sure to see the article at http://www.celsias.com/blog/2007/03/15/bee-colony-collaps... in addition to the information below. Peace, Thomas

GENETIC SCIENTIST WARNS OF RISKS OF GE

28 March 2007 - Seoul ­ "Genetic engineering is far from precise", warns Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher, consultant genetic scientist of Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific and also director of EcoNexus, a public-interest research organization based in the UK. "There are a number of steps in the genetic engineering process and most of them are subject to various uncertainties. A single gene mutation can have serious effects ..yet genetic engineering is all about creating mutations. the outcome can be tremendous, and totally unpredictable and unexpected."

Continued here: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_4682.cfm

I work with fellas who are Midwest farmboys. I was talking to one guy about this and he says part of the reason may be that the bees are being carted all over creation for *PROFIT*. There are people who drive their hives all over the country and "rent" them to orchardists or veggie-growers for a short time, then pick them up and cart them to the next grower. The bees are unhealthy and they lose a lot of them.

Another:

Honey Bee Die-off Alarms Beekeepers, Crop Growers And Researchers

ScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2007) — An alarming die-off of honey bees has beekeepers fighting for commercial survival and crop growers wondering whether bees will be available to pollinate their crops this spring and summer. Researchers are scrambling to find answers to what's causing an affliction recently named Colony Collapse Disorder, which has decimated commercial beekeeping operations in Pennsylvania and across the country.
"During the last three months of 2006, we began to receive reports from commercial beekeepers of an alarming number of honey bee colonies dying in the eastern United States," says Maryann Frazier, apiculture extension associate in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Since the beginning of the year, beekeepers from all over the country have been reporting unprecedented losses.

Continued here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070422190612.htm

Meddling with Mother Nature like this WILL be the death of us all.....

posted March 05, 2008 12:27 AM         

THIS IS NOT OLD NEWS FOR ME... AND EVEN IF OLD NEWS...STILL RELEVENT RIGHT??

posted March 05, 2008 01:43 AM         

I posted a pretty detailed thread on this subject sometime last year and wanted to share it with you... For the life of me I cannot find it now, LOL! I think it's lost in Global Unity Area??? Anyways, here are more from our site that I did find while on my mission:

bees endangered in US *posted in Gaia's Garden
Bee Shortage Leads to Food Shortage*posted in Health and Healing

Perhaps these are of some interest too?...