So Einstein said we have 4-5 years after the bees go?

Nope. As stated further up in the thread, that quote is an urban myth.

as long as there is wind there will be some pollination going on.

Not everything that Einstein said has ultimately proved to be right. Maybe his last words were all important as he talked loud and clear for about half an hour before he suddenly kicked off. Only one problem, he spoke German and the night nurse didn't understand a word; he died before an interpreter arrived.

Buzz off

Apr 26th 2007

From The Economist print edition

Investigating colony collapse disorder

IT IS a mystery that would tax the minds of the world's greatest detectives. Across America beekeepers are finding hives abandoned. What appear to be normal, healthy adults suddenly disappear within two days, leaving their queen, their food stores and the young. In the past, a mass exodus would leave the hive to be ransacked by honeybees from neighbouring colonies. This time, not only is the retreat more common, but nearby bees seem strangely reluctant to enter the abandoned hives. There are no dead bodies, but scientists who have studied the corpses of the occasional remaining live adult report that they are ravaged by disease.

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http://www.economist.com/science/displayst...tory_id=9070846

Maybe we don't need to worry about bird flu?

Its bee flu, the pandemic?

Or did the bees become infected with the bird flu and they have little resistance to it?

Interesting stuff. Time to drink up.

Update:

http://www.reuters.com/article/environment...18?feedType=RSS

Asian parasite killing Western bees: scientist

Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:02AM EDT

By Julia Hayley

MADRID (Reuters) - A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the phenomenon for years.

Edited July 20, 200718 yr by lannarebirth