--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > According to Einstein humans have 4 years to live after the bees > > dissapear. > > Doesn't make sense. Most of our major food crops > do not require bees for pollination.>>
Only if you only eat and corn and junk food made from it, and other mass-produced crops that are causing detriment to the environment. For example, the other major pollinator at risk are butterflies, and monarch butterflies. "Honeybees are arguably the insects that are most important to the human food chain. They are the principal pollinators of hundreds of fruits, vegetables, flowers and nuts." http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/science/24bees.html OffWorld > > Also, it doesn't appear that Einstein ever said > such a thing: > > http://www.snopes.com/quotes/einstein/bees.asp > > If the bees disappear, it'll cause a whole lot > of problems, but not necessarily the extinction > of humans. > > > What's the latest on Bee populations worldwide? Anyone know? > > At last count, there were 593,675,248 bees left. >
