Comments on: Einstein’s Bees

By: Nikhil Mathew

Nikhil Mathew — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:14:34 +0000

Even if He said that, I dont think he is trying to tell the greatness of bees. He must have been trying to give an example about how every species is linked to one another by the nature and breaking a link would break the chain.

He must have been trying to say how vulnerable our existence is..

By: Beekeeping

Beekeeping — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:56:23 +0000

I strongly believe in what Einstein has said regarding the importance of bees in the life of the people. Let us save the bees and bring back the beauty of the Earth.

By: uksceptic

uksceptic — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:26:37 +0000

It might well be common knowledge that “bees polinate about 80% of human plant-based food sources.” But as is so often the case common knowledge is wrong.

The figure that is usually cited is that they pollinate 30% of crops. However even this is wrong! It’s probably true that 30% of crops are insect pollinated, but other groups such as hoverflies play a role in this, rather than just bees.

What IS true is the following;

In a recent study the “Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops” Klein et al 2007 it said “Honeybees, mainly Apis mellifera, remain the most economically valuable pollinators of crop monocultures worldwide, […] and yields of some fruit, seed and nut crops decrease by more than 90% without these pollinators”

Please note this does not mean that honeybees pollinate 90% of crops, this means that for some fruit, seed and nut their yield can decrease by more than 90% without honeybees as pollinators.

There is no doubt that bees are important but lets not get all over the top about it when the truth is shocking enough!

By: mjs

mjs — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:01:19 +0000

Wether Einstein said it or not its not far from the truth! Bees play a
vital role in the workings of nature .We are going to meddle and poision
ourselves out of existence .

By: PAUL SCREETON

PAUL SCREETON — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:03:21 +0000

In an article BEEMERGENCY! on 1 June 2008, The Mail on Sunday (UK), Vince Cable, Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman, wrote: “Einstein was said to have calculated: ‘If bees disappeared off the surface of the globe then Man would have only for years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more life’.” Sounds like Green propaganda, probably true, but Einstein? Doubt the latter.

By: Tony (mrs Gupta's friend)

Tony (mrs Gupta's friend) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:12:37 +0000

While listening to Radio Netherlands tonight, I just heard this amazing factoid:
“Einstein once said that if people do not give Tony King $500,000 by 2009, all humankind will die!”

OK. So. Umm, perhaps Einstein supposedly said it about bees.
No matter.

EINSTEIN SAID IT! HE DID! So…

Are you ready to save mankind? My paypal account shall appear here shortly.

By: joe

joe — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:13:01 +0000

wow, i think susan is right. we really need to do something. and fast.

By: The Ville

The Ville — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:35:48 +0000

Not being a global warming ignorer, i find what is happening alarming!
I think the biggest problem some humans have is the total detachment they have from the fundamentals that basically allow them to exist.
Bees are perfect adaptions that do a near perfect job efficiently and sustainably, whilst at the same time have a life of their own. From a human perspective one couldn’t invent an efficient way of replacing them and even if we did, it would probably require at least ten times more energy and would probably result in hundreds of other species going extinct.