Guest guest Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Dear Marilena,this is simply not true, for instance grains being grasses are pollinated by wind, and a lot of other flowers are pollinated by other insects. But bees are the best at pollinating commercial crops like fruit, and those would suffer.  I am all for the bees, don't misunderstand me, I care for them a lot.Regards Subject: RE: Fwd: Save the bees: 1 million by Friday To: " herbalist mail " <ukherbal-list > Date: Thursday, 27 January, 2011, 19:46 it is said in the biodynamic movement that if all the bees were to die, we would only have four more years of food. Be careful! Marilena. > To: ukherbal-list > From: khackett@... > Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:51:11 -0500 > Subject: Fwd: Save the bees: 1 million by Friday > > Hello all, > > I do not usually pass these emails along but felt the subject was too > important not to send. Bees are the key to everything, whether for food, > forage or herbal medicine. Please take a moment to consider and sign > this petition if you agree. > > Kind regards, > Kerry > > > > > > Petition exploding, almost 1 million -- delivery to key international > meeting on Friday. Forward to friends! > > Dear friends, > > <https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?cl=914283149 & v=8201> > > *Bees are dying off worldwide and our entire food chain is in peril*. > Scientists blame toxic pesticides and four European governments have > already banned them. If we get *the US and the EU to join the ban*, > other governments across the world could follow, and * save bees from > extinction*. *Sign the petition and forward this urgent appeal*: > > Sign the petition > <https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?cl=914283149 & v=8201> > > *Silently, billions of bees are dying off and our entire food chain is > in danger*. Bees don't just make honey, they are a giant, humble > workforce, pollinating 90% of the plants we grow. > > Multiple *scientific studies blame one group of toxic pesticides for > their rapid demise,* and bee populations are recovering in countries > where these products have been banned. But powerful chemical companies > are lobbying hard to keep selling these poisons. Our best chance to save > bees now is to *push the US and EU to join the ban* -- their action is > critical and will have a ripple effect on the rest of the world. > > *We have no time to lose* -- the debate is raging about what to do. This > is not just about saving bees, this is about survival. Let’s build a > giant global buzz calling for the EU and US to outlaw these killer > chemicals and save our bees and our food. *Sign the emergency petition > now, and send it on to everyone* and we’ll deliver it to key decision > makers: > > https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?vl > <https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?cl=914283149 & v=8201> > > *Bees are vital to life on earth* -- every year pollinating plants and > crops with an* estimated $40bn value*, over one third of the food supply > in many countries. *Without immediate action to save bees many of our > favourite fruits, vegetables, and nuts could vanish from our shelves*. > > Recent years have seen a steep and disturbing global decline in bee > populations -- *some bee species are already extinct and last week we > learned that some US species are at just 4% of their previous numbers.* > Scientists have been scrambling for answers. Some studies claim the > decline may be due to a combination of factors including disease, > habitat loss and toxic chemicals. But increasingly independent research > has produced *strong evidence blaming neonicotinoid pesticides*. France, > Italy, Slovenia and even Germany, where the main manufacturer Bayer is > based, have banned one of these bee killers. But, Bayer continues to > export its poison across the world > > This* issue is now coming to the boil* as major new studies have > confirmed the scale of this problem. If *we can get European and US > decision-makers to take action, others will follow*. It won’t be easy. A > leaked document shows that the US Environmental Protection Agency knew > about the pesticide’s dangers, but ignored them. The document says > Bayer’s " highly toxic " product is a " major risk concern to non target > insects [honey bees] " . > > We need to make *our voices heard to counter Bayer’s very strong > influence on policy makers and scientists* in both the US and the EU > where they fund the studies and sit on policy bodies. The real experts > -- the beekeepers and farmers -- want these deadly pesticides prohibited > until and unless we have solid, independent studies that show they are > safe. Let's support them now. *Sign the petition below, then forward > this email: * > > https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?vl > <https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?cl=914283149 & v=8201> > > We can no longer leave our delicate food chain in the hands of research > run by the chemical companies and the regulators that are in their > pockets. Banning this pesticide will move us closer to a world safe for > ourselves and the other species we care about and depend on. > > With hope, > > , Alice, Iain, and all at Avaaz > > MORE INFORMATION > > Bee decline could be down to chemical cocktail interfering with brains > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/22/chemicals-bees-decline-major-s\ tudy?INTCMP=SRCH > > Bee briefing > http://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RXLEm9WXrHk%3D & tabid=43\ 9 > <http://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RXLEm9WXrHk%3D & tabid=4\ 39> > > $15 Billion Bee Murder Mystery Deepens > http://www.businessinsider.com/colony-collapse-disorder-still-unsolved-lead-rese\ archer-had-connections-to-bayer-2010-10 > > > “Nicotine Bees " Population Restored With Neonicotinoids Ban > http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/nicotine-bees-population-restored-with-n\ eonicotinoids-ban.php > > > EPA memo reveals concern that pesticide causes bee deaths > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=79910 > > Beekeepers want government to pull pesticide > http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/beekeepers-want-government-to-pull-pesticide-\ 1107701.html > > > Bees in freefall as study shows sharp US decline > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/03/bumblebees-study-us-decline?IN\ TCMP=SRCH > > > Pesticide industry involvement in EU risk assessment puts survival of > bees at stake > http://www.corporateeurope.org/agribusiness/news/2010/11/16/pesticide-industry-f\ uture-bees > > Vanishing of Bees provide details on the EPA leaked documents > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Mrm9Y6khk > > -------------- > > > *Support the Avaaz community!* We're entirely funded by donations and > receive no money from governments or corporations. 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