Comments on: Bees are dying … don’t spray the flowers!

By: Suzanne Williams

Suzanne Williams — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:53:16 +0000

I live in the Oakland hills and in the last month not only the bees in my garden have virtually disappeared, but also the birds. Several Pride of Maderia shrubs had masses of bees visiting the flowers in March, early April. Now I am lucky to see 2 or 3. Yesterday in the garden I found 2 bees fruitlessly struggling to survive.

I fill up 3 bird feeders 2 or 3 times a week, but now they are mostly untouched. All the small birds – chickadees, titmouses, finches, flycatchers, etc are gone. The robins, stellar and scrub jays, towhees, etc. are larger birds and they are still present. However, I do see hummingbirds which are very small.

I’ve been looking for an agency to report this problem to, but so far have been unsuccessful. Any suggestions? If the cause is the use insecticides, especially at the levels which kill birds, and all of us report our problems to the local agency in charge we can get this on their radar screen. If cities can stop the use of styrofoam cups, why can’t they stop the selling of pesticides?

By: Joyce Wisniowicz

Joyce Wisniowicz — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:17:49 +0000

Is there any product or herbal mixture I can use to repel bees from my garden without killing them? If there is such a product, would it be safe for my dogs? My mother (who lives with me) and one of my dogs was stung this summer and my other dog swallowed a bee and almost died. Can you please offer any help?

By: GLENNA A BULLARD

GLENNA A BULLARD — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:07:00 +0000

CALL ME WEIRD BUT I DONT KNOW WHY PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO BUY THESE PESTICIDES PEOPLE CANT BE TRUSTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING PLUS TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES THESE DAYS EVERYONES TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT IT IS STANDARD .WHY MAY I ASK IS THE GOVERNMENT REGULATING THESE PESTICIDES AND ALLOWING THEM TO BE PUT ONTO THE FOOD THAT WE EAT? A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS HAVE AND CAN BE TRACED BACK TO PESTICIDES THAT ARE BEING ALLOWED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO BE PUT ON MY CHILDRENS FRUIT AND VEGTIBLES IM SICK OF IT. ALL I SEE AT THE GROCERY STORE IS POLITICS BROKE AND NOT BROKE SECTIONS IF YOU ARE BROKE OR MAKE MEAGER WAGES YOU BUY THE VEGGIES WITH THE PESTICIDES IF YOU ARE RICH YOU CAN AFFORD THE ORGANIC SO YOU WONT GET ALZHEIMERS OR YOUR GUT WONT EVENTUALLY ROT OUT FROM THE INTENTIONAL POISONING OF THE FOOD WE INGEST. EPA NEEDS TO STEP UP ON SO MANY LEVELS.