A Report on "Giant Brothels" on Community Radio - what level will they stoop to?!
Honey Bee on Winter Aconite. Credit: Tie Guy II/ flickr I was driving to work this morning and was fortunate to listen to a top-notch Making Contact report on the decline of bee colonies and the impact on farming. (Confession: I was late for work, so I was able to listen at a time I don't normally commute). The report so captivated me -- lots of compelling voices including a conversation with beekeeper Khalid, a Yemeni national immigrant to the US -- that I wanted to listen to the end, but needed to get to work. The report aired on KKFI 90.1 FM , but could also be heard on the Making Contact website, so I finished listening to "Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security" report later. I heard some astonishing facts such as two-thirds of US beehives are transported to California to pollinate almond plants during the growing season. And the reporter described the bee activity in the almond groves as a "giant brothel" with their ravenous intermingling. I...