peer reviewed sources.

http://www.webbee.org.br/bpi/pdfs/livro_02_richards.pdf

this paper was about the different types of bees and a certain type of bee can pollinate a specific flower that a different species can't. for example bumble bees are good for pollinating blueberry's, cranberry's, and tomato's. bees can be temperamental depending on the weather they chose to fly in. Honey bees prefer warmth vs cold. It hasn't been proven but a theory to why bees are dying while on farms is because of the pesticides sprayed. It mentions why bees disappear and conditions that affect them greatly, from there being less flowers and plants, to the human activity not giving enough free open land for bees to live naturally.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/ref/disappearing.pdf

this is a survey of the bee population in the united states I believe in the 1970's
and the disappearing disease.
the bees that would go pollinate fields would disappear and never return during the cold weather. a large majority of the bees would die during spring when it rains and is cold, luckily the summer helped revive the population, this is because of the warm weather and heat allowing them to grow. however some populations needed help recovering, and the hives that didn't need assistance weren't producing any more honey than the other hives.

Nathan Lewis Reflection

in order for us to do better for the planet we must reduce our co2 emissions drastically. this is feasible by using different energy resources or alternatives. half the energy coal is produced by coal. bituminous coal which contains 45-75 percent carbon rich. an alternative is possibly wind energy, it can produce up to 90 Tera Watts. but isn't very affective if the wind isn't blowing.
if we continue polluting at the rate we are now by 2050 we will be in trouble, because they estimate by 2915 the world population will have increased by 10 billion from its current number.

the problem must be completed as a world effort not just a single country's. to balance out our problems. if we dont make the change then we lose our planet, our planet is also the only one known to mankind that is habitable. we are destroying a key factor to life and need to fix that by resolving our co2 problem. an easy fix that we need to address before it is to late, according to some scientist it is already to late, which is why this problem needs to be fixed.

Bees Bees Bees

"We rely upon bees for just about every vegetable, flower and fruit around. They are a crucial terrestrial group and we would face mass starvation without them."

“Without bees, humans would starve. These industrious little insects are the world's greatest pollinators, carrying a dusting of pollen from flower to flower as they gather nectar for their hives. Millions of years of evolution has seen many plants become almost entirely reliant upon bees to help them breed.”

This article is about the different species scientist believe are essential to life on earth, using biodiversity to sustain the planet. Plants can’t grow without pollination which comes from bees. A single colony can contain 40,000 bees. To replace bees for their work it would cost $178 trillion dollars. This doesn’t include the wax and honey they create, only the pollination process.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/3463912/The-animals-and-plants-we-cannot-live-without.html

"LANSING -- Beekeepers are buzzing about a disease that threatens the state's beekeeping industry: colony collapse disorder."

Beekeepers who transport bees to different farms to pollinate apples, and berries are releasing bee’s to pollinate flowers but aren’t returning. Keepers don’t know why this is. but think it is because of disease or pest’s attacking bee hives. One man actually lost 1,200 colonies of bees. The keepers are taking the bees to warmer parts of the country to repopulate during the colder months. This gives them time to reproduce and regain there colony size.

"Many other commercial beekeepers in Michigan transport their bees to warmer climates during the winter."

http://www.record-eagle.com/business/local_story_037075056.html?keyword=topstory

"The crematorium is in a prime position as a 'safe site' because it is a large organic garden, using no pesticides, and is bordered by a large organic farm.”

bees having trouble grow in the wild are being moved to Cwmbran a large organic farm which they believe will allow them to grow in large amounts and is protected from intruders. A step being taken is the government paying the farmers to include flowers that would attract the bees and keep them around making it easier for them to multiply.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/8500818.stm