Yeah, the poor beekeepers who travel from farm to farm are really having problems. Not a good thing when you haul all those bees to a farm, and when you go to check on them they're all dead.

What do you grow on your farm?

NOT ANYMORE

I don't use honey for... anything. I don't even really like the taste of honey. I mean, honey is going to be short now but... what the fuck do you need that much honey for anyways?

Vestin, it's not just about the honey. Bees are used to pollinate and THAT is the bigger issue.

So... no more allergies?

Let me know when to stop rejoicing.

Are you really this stupid?

They are used to pollinate crops, you wanker. The worry here is what will happen to crops that need pollination, not allergies or honey.

Thank God I'm always a serious person.

Actually, eating locally produced honey is one of the best ways to raise your body's resistance to regional allergens. The bees carry the pollen from area plants and trees, which is then used to produce the honey. The antibodies enter your system and are assimilated. So if you're prone to hay fever, eating a spoonful of honey each day can minimize the symptoms.

Also, totally thinking about tossing this thread into the Kitchen when someone else randomly inserts their favorite honey-relevant food.

Like fruit and vegetable prices are not high enough as it is thanks to these sudden cold storms destroying crops. Now we have bees dieing and destroying any chance for crops to grow in the first place.

Guess I might have to start stocking up on some seeds and food before prices rise if this gets worse.

I hardly ever use honey so it doesn't really affect me. Only time a use honey is when I feel like sweetening my tea. Very rare indeed.

But enough of the sweet talk, and I totally agree with Crash on this... considering all the talk about food, shouldn't this be(e)(pun) in the Kitchen?

Somewhere in a dark corner, Winnie the Poo is reaching for another glass of Jack Daniels.

It will crystallize if you don't use it. Honey doesn't last very long. And stop making light of the honey shortage! I eat honey all the time and this makes me very sad because it's already expensive enough!

And yes, bees do pollinate pretty much everything from crops to fruit trees.

Actually, I thought honey lasts nearly forever. If I'm not mistaken, there has been found honey left over from civilizations thousands of years old that is still edible.

Oh, and I almost forgot. With no honey, Rosh HaShanah just won't be the same! :(

That link in the opening post says this has been happening on an on-again-off-again basis since 1896. If this is the case, I hardly see how prices are expected to rise because of it, except on a rather temporary basis.

No, it doesn't last forever. My dad was a beekeeper and used to sell honey, and if it didn't sell within the first year we would just go ahead and eat it because if we didn't it would turn to sugar. Crystallized honey would still be edible, you know.

Okay ... do you ever eat food made from vegetables, or meat that was fed with grain? Then this affects you.

There doesn't seem to be any information regarding this occuring in large scale in Europe so, no, it doesn't affect me.

Lol. Reading the article made me think "hey. we got a problem. Quick, give it an abbreviation/acronym. thats the first step!!!"

I don't really use honey, but my parents do often. Hopefully this whole massive death stuff is only a temporary thing. But for honey lovers, this can be pretty crappy. Like all things though, rough waters are always ahead... look at the fruit industry, or wheat in the 1930s, or oil, etc.

Bees aren't the only thing that fertilize crops.
And besides, honey is gross. Really gross.
And there'd be no more worrying about killer bees and getting stung. :)

But seriously, most crop production has so many other means of fertilization, I doubt that this will have much affect on anything.

"Killer Bees" technically do produce honey, but that's not where our honey comes from. And you talk as if you are chased down my an angry swarm of killer bees regularly. Grow up.

Also, honey is defintely not gross. There's something wrong with you.

We're all allowed to our own opinions. I, personally, find honey disgusting. I've never really liked the flavor. You, however may find it delicious. It's pointless to argue preferences.

Oh, and god forbid I try to be lighthearted and silly.

Yeah, we try to keep that to a minimum here. =|

Look, from now on just watch what you say about honey, OK? It's a subject many of us are very passionate about, and emotions are known to run high whenever anyone debates its deliciousness.