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[Spidra Webster <spidra@speakeasy.net>]

On Mar 28, 2007, at 8:54 PM, Donna &/or Kieran wrote:

> Hmmm... that article says that 60% of the west coast bees and 70%  
> of the
> east coast bees are gone.


>     Anyone else have any observations on their local bees?  I am  
> curious.
> Donna

I hardly see honeybees anymore.  I saw one this weekend and it felt  
like a big event.  Some interesting research on bees is being done by  
Dr. Gordon Frankie at UC Berkeley.  They have an Urban Bee Garden  
that our local chapter of CRFG was able to visit.  They also have  
what I feel is one of the best-designed websites of any UCB department.

http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/

His interest is very much in our native bees.  While the  
disappearance of honey bees definitely worries me and I hope science  
is able to find out the causes and stop them, I've heard from some  
that our native bees are actually better pollinators.

Spidra Webster
http://www.myspace.com/meganlynch

Berkeley, CA