THE LITTLE THINGS MEAN SO MUCH

In the United States, half a million to a million colonies of bees died just last winter.
Infact there has been a staggering decline in honeybees in as many as 27 U.S. states and countries in Europe and Asia and scientists are working hard to understand why.
Finding the cause of the problem is vital for U.S. agriculture. Many fruit, vegetable and seed crops, worth between $8 billion and
$12 billion each year, rely on honeybees for pollination.

Believe it or not, the alarming decline in bee populations across the United States and Europe represents a potential ecological apocalypse, an environmental catastrophe that could collapse the food chain and wipe out humanity.
Many people don't realize the vital role bees play in maintaining a balanced eco-system.
Albert Einstein once said, "If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man".

Others would say that four years is an alarmist figure and that man would find other food sources, but the fact remains that the disappearance of bees is potentially devastating to agriculture and most plant life on earth.

Scientists are thus far stumped as to what is causing the decline, ruling out parasites but leaning towards some kind of new toxin or chemical used in agriculture as being responsible.
Some experts also believe that the large-scale use of genetically modified plants in the US could be a factor.
Bee populations throughout Germany have simultaneously dropped 25% and up to 80% in some areas. Poland, Switzerland and Spain are reporting similar declines.

Studies have shown that bees are not dying in the hive, something is causing them to lose their sense of orientation so that they cannot return to the hive.
Also depleted hives are not being raided for their honey by other insects, which normally happens when bees naturally die in the winter, clearly suggesting some kind of poisonous toxin is driving them away.

An environmental catastrophe that could eliminate the human race in the figurative blink of an eye is looming.
Reports that bee populations are declining at rates of up to 80% in some areas of the U.S. and Europe should set alarm bells ringing and demand immediate action on behalf of environmental organizations.
And yet while "global warming" is swallowing up all the attention, other dangers, like the rapid die-off of bee populations, are being largely shunned and completely ignored by many governments and activist foundations.
Where is Greenpeace?