One of my colleagues heard that cell phones may interfere with honey bee navigation. I couldn't find anything to confirm it but if it is the case we are about to get an opportunity to trade food for cell phones.
I heard that too, but so far I think that idea came from some kind of brainstorming session or glib conversation that was overheard by a reporter. I heard it twice as a quick "teaser" on NPR and on one of the three networks' news programs. No further explanation was given.
If the problem is cell phones, why couldn't they have figured that out back in the days when I considered cell phones a sign of humanity's impending downfall? Why now, when cell phones have become a vital part of me making a living?
Now if they can blame it on text messaging, that's a different story. I doubt I'll ever have a hankerin' to text someone.
