Maverickpro201 Posted March 8, 2023 Posted March 8, 2023 How does the world's first vaccine for honeybees work? "It's like magic" (msn.com) Thought you may be interested in this article
jdmidwest Posted March 9, 2023 Posted March 9, 2023 For the most part, it is typical hooey. Foulbrood is not a problem in this area that I am aware of. But the cure is possible, since the queen is the sole source of genetics after they mate for the one time they do. All of the worker, drones, and nurse bees in the hive are her and her drones genetics. It would have to create a genetic mutation for resistance to the bacteria that she passes along for all of the offspring to have immunity. Maybe because she stores both the egg and sperm internally, it makes an immunity at time of conception. Normal vaccines do not really do that in human or other warm blooded animals. They just affect the host, nothing genetic gets passed to offspring. Bees are dying because of the transport of pests like varroa mites, hive beetles, and pesticide contamination from commercial beekeeping. Mites are like ticks that suck the life out of the bees and replicate in the brood of the hive. Hive beetles came in from Africa, fly in the hive and they pester the bees, find a weakness, and lay eggs. The maggots hatch and foul the honey with their feces, making such a mess that the hive dies or leaves home to die somewhere else. The honey bee was brought over to the U.S. on boats from the original pilgramage. They are an invasive species, and since they are semi domesticated over several hundreds of years and have issues that normal life forms would survive thru evolution or go extinct from it. And since they are domesticated, you need to nurture them like any other form of livestock. Maverickpro201 and awhuber 2 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
fishinwrench Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Speaking of bees.... Daryk Campbell Sr and BilletHead 1 1
Daryk Campbell Sr Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Wow!! No thanks. I don't wanna work on that. Money is just ink and paper, worthless until it switches hands, and worthless again until the next transaction. (me) I am the master of my unspoken words, and the slave to those that should have remained unsaid. (unknown)
BilletHead Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Got that sent to me this morning.! Hey Wrench, a new hobby for you using your roached out mercs four strokers :). "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
curtisce Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 saw that too Runs smooth as honey BilletHead 1 The answer may not lie at the bottom of a glass, but you should always check
jdmidwest Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Probably makes a buzzing noise. bfishn 1 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
oneshot 1 Posted June 12, 2023 Posted June 12, 2023 Just curious is there something you can spray to protect the Beens? oneshot
jdmidwest Posted June 13, 2023 Posted June 13, 2023 Green Beans? Don't use Sevin, it is deadly. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
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