Of what, I’m not sure, but mark my words, something wicked this way comes. We’ve been too long without a major catastrophe. Mankind has been lucky so far, but knocking on wood will only last you so long…

(Besides, the Mayans say that we only have what? Less than six years left before the world ends?) (Try googling if you don’t beleive me. It’s supposed to be somewhere around 12/22/2012, I think.)

“Radiation from cell phones and other wireless devices might be behind the destruction of honey bee colonies across the United States, which is posing a major threat to agriculture, according to research cited yesterday by The Independent in London.

So-called colony collapse disorder happens when bees vanish suddenly, leaving behind only queens, eggs and a few immature worker bees that are not capable of sustaining the hive. The Independent writes that the missing bees are never found, but thought to die singly far from home. The parasites, wildlife and other bees that normally raid the honey and pollen left behind when a colony dies refuse to go anywhere near the abandoned hives.

Some scientists are advancing the theory that radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees’ navigation systems, preventing the famously homeloving species from finding their way back to their hives.

The die-offs were first reported last fall. Now, half the states have reported the phenomenon. The East Coast reportedly has lost 70% of its commercial bee colonies; the West Coast, 60%. Die-offs also are being reported across Europe.”

Maybe it’s just a bee’s holiday.