New Posts For Thread: bees are starving - all the wild flowers are gone.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gonenoticed a bumble bee trying to feed on grass. no flowers cos all the maniacs have been out cutting every bit of grass there is to cut. Productivity - full employment of council staff. i used to be one of those cruel kids with a jam jar catching bees.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544517583#544517583Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:53:50 -0500I doubt many people here harvest bumble bee honey unless there are some Brown Bears lurking on the forum, and they've been hiding that pretty well :)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544515693#544515693I doubt many people here harvest bumble bee honey unless there are some Brown Bears lurking on the forum, and they've been hiding that pretty well :)Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:05:34 -0500Not content with robbing the bees of their natural habitat and food supply. As soon as the little hard working bumble bees produce any honey to sustain themselves, they steal it from them.Stealing from the bees indeed.I feel so ashamed of you lot.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544513861#544513861Not content with robbing the bees of their natural habitat and food supply. As soon as the little hard working bumble bees produce any honey to sustain themselves, they steal it from them.Stealing from the bees indeed.I feel so ashamed of you lot.Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:11:22 -0500Beetroot?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544511231#544511231Beetroot?Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:23:59 -0500yes Bee t have a lot to answer for.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544510691#544510691yes Bee t have a lot to answer for.Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:54:59 -0500They say that mobile phone signals confuse them and lots can`t find their way back to the hive. This is a massive problem. Bees disappear, we are in trouble.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544503801#544503801They say that mobile phone signals confuse them and lots can`t find their way back to the hive. This is a massive problem. Bees disappear, we are in trouble.Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:55:00 -0500I think there's a few good farmers bringing hedgerows back and planting wildflowers. We need to seriously think about banning pesticides as well.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544503427#544503427I think there's a few good farmers bringing hedgerows back and planting wildflowers. We need to seriously think about banning pesticides as well.Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:25:28 -0500Bees should be doing well this year - all the blossom love thy beeshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544503023#544503023Bees should be doing well this year - all the blossom love thy beesTue, 28 Apr 2015 15:56:16 -0500most of the bees you see at this time of year are twice the average size and highly confused.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544502627#544502627most of the bees you see at this time of year are twice the average size and highly confused.Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:30:51 -0500I have lots of blossom here, but haven't seen many bees!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30484543/bees-are-starving---all-the-wild-flowers-are-gone?post_id=544501785#544501785I have lots of blossom here, but haven't seen many bees!Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:30:54 -0500