http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/10/30/leave-me-the-birds-and-the-bees-please/ Crafting the Super-Natural Life Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:22:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/10/30/leave-me-the-birds-and-the-bees-please/#comment-33661 The Worsted Witch » Bee Mine Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:10:18 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=503#comment-33661 [...] No doubt you’ve heard about the mysterious ailment that has been wiping out up to 80 percent of beekeeping colonies across North America and Europe. Known as “Colony Collapse Disorder,” the bee losses have beekeepers and conservationists alike wringing their hands in panic. We should be doing the same, considering that a study last year concluded that pollinators such as bees, birds and bats affect 35 percent of the world’s crop production, increasing the output of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide. [...] [...] No doubt you’ve heard about the mysterious ailment that has been wiping out up to 80 percent of beekeeping colonies across North America and Europe. Known as “Colony Collapse Disorder,” the bee losses have beekeepers and conservationists alike wringing their hands in panic. We should be doing the same, considering that a study last year concluded that pollinators such as bees, birds and bats affect 35 percent of the world’s crop production, increasing the output of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide. [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/10/30/leave-me-the-birds-and-the-bees-please/#comment-15929 First study of global pollinator value at Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:35:06 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=503#comment-15929 [...] Back in October 2006 the Royal Society published an online version of a comprehensive study that was the first attempt to put a global value on pollinators. It attracted some attention back then, at The Worsted Witch, who got it from Science Daily. We missed it at the time1, but as the paper version has just been published, that’s enough reason to revisit it2. [...] [...] Back in October 2006 the Royal Society published an online version of a comprehensive study that was the first attempt to put a global value on pollinators. It attracted some attention back then, at The Worsted Witch, who got it from Science Daily. We missed it at the time1, but as the paper version has just been published, that’s enough reason to revisit it2. [...]

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