Bee populations have been in steady decline for well over two decades, but it is becoming increasingly more drastic lately. In a study conducted by a university in Northern India, researchers exposed hives to the radiation from working cell phones for 15 minutes twice a day. After three months, the bees stopped producing honey altogether, the egg production from the queen bee was cut in half, and the hive population dramatically decreased.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Bees and Cell Phones
Bee populations have been in steady decline for well over two decades, but it is becoming increasingly more drastic lately. In a study conducted by a university in Northern India, researchers exposed hives to the radiation from working cell phones for 15 minutes twice a day. After three months, the bees stopped producing honey altogether, the egg production from the queen bee was cut in half, and the hive population dramatically decreased.
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