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[hilda-and-evadne]

Bees 'R' Us

 

"Sometime between the late afternoons of Monday July 19 and Tuesday July 20, an unknown person(s) intentionally sprayed pesticide into the entrances and ventilation holes of the two San Francisco Bee-Cause (SFBC) honey bee colonies at HVF. The same person(s) tried to do the same to a third, smaller colony on site ... The killing of the two mature SFBC colonies was complete. The thousands of bees that died immediately or rushed to the entrance for fresh air fell onto the screened bottom board and clogged up the entrance to the hive, making escape impossible for any of the other bees and turning each hive into a gas chamber. ... loss of approximately 60-70% of its individuals. "

 

Knowing how fragile the survival of bees is and how interlinked our own survival and well being is to bees, it boggles the mind that anyone would willfully annihilate a thriving hive. If there were any issues by neighbors you'd think there would have been several complaints filed, but according to Peteros the farm received only one known complaint since it began operating six months ago.

 

If anything, this sad incident only reaffirms how important the work of local beekeepers like Karen Peteros and Chris Burley is, not only in building local food systems, but in educating the public about where food comes from and the processes involved in getting it on our plates. The positive thing that could result from a travesty like this is that it'll bring more attention to the importance of bees and the growing number of people who keep hives within our communities.

 

The comments are good. No bees=no food.

[Ed Picaloon C Boodle]

This is horrendous! People are so short sighted sometimes.

 

Ed

[Sookie]

Words can not describe how angry I am to read this All those poor bees suffers and dying like that

 

I believe in Karma and hopefully it will come back ten fold on those evil people