It is a mystery that has had scientists stumped. But now experts in Scotland believe they have discovered why bees have been abandoning their hives and vanishing. Scientists at the Roslin-based firm Global Bioenergetics think disturbance to bees from mobile phones, radio signals, wi-fi and microwaves is disrupting them with devastating results. They think increased airwaves could be interfering with their ability to do the bee dance, which they use to tell other bees where to find pollen. Stress caused to the bees by the radiation could be damaging their immune systems, leaving them prone to increasing levels of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides sprayed on crops.
The scientists are trying out a new device, called a Bioemitter, that transmits electromagnetic waves to provide a stable environment and reduce stress for the bees in their hives, boosting their immune system.
(Trials started in 2008 – but we are not sure yet what the conclusions are from the research.)
More at: http://bit.ly/85ZKKk
Also more on the issue at: http://doitnow.typepad.com/good_vibrations/2009/11/emfs-and-declining-bee-populations.html
Bee Lore 
Interesting how this subject keeps coming up and people are now concerned about the health of humans and mobile phone radiation.
A friend just emailed me about a TV programme where a Greek beekeeper said his bees would not stay in hives that were near mobile phone masts.
Interested to know what readers think about this subject – especially any beekeepers out there with stories they might have.
Beelore
So their solution to the bee problem is to add *more* artificial electromagnetic radiation to the mix? Wouldn’t it make more sense…excuse me, make sense to remove the harmful EMFs?…the ones that are also affecting humans, White-Nose-Syndrome-infected bats, disappearing frogs, etc…???
My first thought was the same, Carol – not to emit more EMF’s on bees – we will have to look into the Biometer to find out more, or if someone can fill us in. It seems it is high frequencies but I just think we are adding more complications to the pot. Why can’t we have areas without all these signals to give bees, wildlife a chance to survive (not to mention humans who are electrical beings and are becoming increasingly overloaded with continual bombardment of microwave beams). At the moment the Ministry of the Environment in India is investigating this very issue (damage to bees, wildlife) based on previous Scientific studies which point to these Masts being the culprit of bee colony collapse. Einstein has said when the bees die, man will have no more than four years left to live. Of course there are many other studies notably Ulrich Warnke – all these studies can be found here http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/WASP-Womens-Action-for-Safe-Power/91501028895
Great comments! Thank you Carol and Wasp Woman!
I agree it is pretty crazy to add more electromagnetic waves. Even my basic Physics training tells me that interference would create larger peaks and troughs for the bees to navigate.
I am VERY concerned about the ways that the Mobile Telecoms companies continue to deploy equipment without a proper understanding of the health implications.
Some will say we are increasing the overall vibration of the planet through heat, light, sound and electromagnetic pollution which will have unpredictable consequences for all life forms on the planet.
The bees are adjusting to this.
The quotation is mis-ascribed to Einstein, though a good one and probably true.
Of one thing I am sure. The bees were around well before us and understand vibrations and swarming far better than we do. And they will bee around long after we are gone!
Beelore
You might experiment with the Beacon, a crystal quantum radio device made by brane-power.com in california to be of help if kept within a 4 meter range of a beehive. The radio emits a radio wave of 7.8 hz which is the theta frequency, known as a meditative, relaxed, intuitive, creative enhancing frequency. Maybe the bees would pick up on it and feel better about having a Beacon near their hive.
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