Book Review Of A Spring Without Bees
A book by Michael Schacker, “A Spring without Bees” examines the disappearing bees and how politics and science meld and interact in this case. It takes a look at the theories that exist right now, including how the bees are managed, the use of cell phones, pathogens and mites. This book will tell you what impact you have from an ecological point of view, in everyday life. Even if you didn’t read or believe An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore, this book should be read and paid attention to.
The way in which the book was written allows people to easily understand what a threat the disappearance of bees can be to our way of living. It educated me on the ways that bees influence our supply of food and what it would happen if the bees disappeared. There is still something we can do to prevent this from happening, but we would need to do something about the way we use different insecticides on the territory of the United States. Preventing Colony Collapse Disorder can be done, as long as people start to read the labels and see which ones are harmful.
If we want to live in a world that will be livable even for our grandkids, we need to pay attention to the type of information that a book like this provides and do something about it. We might not be able to imagine how our world would look like without bees, but if we’re not careful, our ancestors might not even know how a bee looks like.
If the bees disappear, the consumers, the growers and the beekeepers will all suffer. This book allows you to understand the colony collapse disorder mystery and the possible causes.
While politicians and scientists fight over what needs to be done, this book gives us all the information we need to prevent this disorder from ruining the food supply for the entire world.
These small laborers are in danger, and if we don’t give this book the attention it deserves we might just experience first hand how easy a huge part of our food ecosystem can be destroyed. Humans have a huge impact on the world, even at an individual level, even if we don’t realize it.
Actually, this book gives us yet another reason why using organic methods for farming can be a good idea. In the long run, not using insecticides can potentially save our vegetables and fruit.
Schacker analyzes in the book what happens with the honeybees from Europe and how many of them died when they couldn’t return to their hive. He takes on the mystery and tries to analyze all the possible causes behind the colony collapse disorder. He also proposes another option, that of insecticides, which besides killing insects that are harmful also destroy those that are helpful.
Among the arguments presented was the experience of the beekeepers from France, which blame a number of neurotoxins which are part of the formulas of some pesticides on the market today. Each time these pesticides are used, the poisons get into the soil and they remain there for a number of years, building up with each use. Since these pesticides aren’t used only in agriculture but also in parks, golf courses and lawns, honeybees can’t avoid being contaminated by them.