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, belonging to Chris Burley.
it goes on:
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. Chris Burley's colony sustained a loss of approximately 60-70% of its individuals.
This is a very disturbing "canary in the coal mine" environmental diary. I'm sure the twenty-seven year old PBS series Nature needs no introduction but this week's episode The Thin Green Line was by far the most devastating to watch. We are wiping out the frogs and amphibians.
The thirty second preview offers a quick look and some amazing photography;
But the entire program points out that we have created the perfect storm against our amphibians.
