Some members of the public have attributed a diffuse collection of symptoms to low levels of exposure to electromagnetic fields at home. Reported symptoms include headaches, anxiety, suicide and depression, nausea, fatigue and loss of libido .
Read moreHow do bees use electromagnetic waves?
Bees have a remarkable vision. They see in parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can’t and they see polarized light. The ultraviolet spectrum is useful to bees because flowers have varying ultraviolet patterns that help bees recognize them and that guide them directly to the flower’s nectar and pollen center .
Read moreWhat radiation is used by bees?
Radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) can be absorbed in all living organisms, including Western Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera). This is an ecologically and economically important global insect species that is continuously exposed to environmental RF-EMFs.16 Oca 2020
Read moreCan bees survive radiation?
However, at the moment there is little data on how bees respond to chronic radiation exposure . We found that exposure to dose rates comparable to the CEZ resulted in a reduction in the number of queens produced from colonies – with upper estimates of a 30-45% reduction compared with unexposed colonies.
Read moreWhy bees are dying out?
Scientists know that bees are dying from a variety of factors—pesticides, drought, habitat destruction, nutrition deficit, air pollution, global warming and more. Many of these causes are interrelated.
Read moreWhat did Einstein say about the bees?
So it is with pardonable pride that beekeepers have been known to endorse quotes like the one attributed to Albert Einstein: “If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live.”
Read moreWhat is the biggest threat to honey bees?
Varroa mites feed off of the honey bee fat body, similar to the human liver, and transmit diseases if left unchecked. This is the biggest threat to honey bees currently.
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