- The world may be on the brink of biological disaster after news that a third of US bee colonies did not survive the winter. Full story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/02/food-fear-mystery-beehives-collapse
* Albert Einstein said if the honey bees were suddenly gone mankind would have about 4 years left to live...
- Reuters: Honey Bee crisis threatens English fruit farmers... SETIAI - Honey Bee Navigation... The Earth's magnetic field changes on a daily cycle. It is suspected that this cycle is used by bees to maintain their internal clock... National Geographic: North Magnetic Pole Moving East Due to Core Flux:
http://cristiannegureanu.blogspot.com/2010/03/bees-in-more-trouble-than-ever-after.html