Bee Warned!
23/04/07 11:43 | Personal
Bees
For a long time now, the argument has been raging over whether modern society is being harmed by the excess radiation caused by radio waves from the likes of mobile phone masts etc. Some scientists believe that excessive use of a mobile phone can lead to tumours appearing on the side of the brain where the handset is most used while it has also been reported that the increasing use of Wi-Fi connections for computers in schools and offices has led to a rise in symptoms like headaches, sleeplessness, dizziness and nausea being experienced by users of the technology. Children are thought to be particularly at risk as their skulls are not as thick as that of an adult and their nervous systems are still in development. Of course, the mobile providers and others are keen to refute the claims being made.

I have always tried to keep an open mind but must admit to being concerned about being surrounded by what has been described as an “electronic smog”. I guess, like most, I think if it cannot be seen it can be ignored, but at the same time I have been concerned about the invisible waves passing through my body.

Now though, two things have happened which have made me more careful and both involve the humble bee. Firstly, was the report last week that bees are being disorientated by the radiation in the surrounding air so they could not find their way back to the hive and have duly perished. The second, and far more convincing to me, was a story in yesterday's Independant on Sunday. It concerned a man who moved to an old house in Bath and in doing so he inherited an attic with 30 nests of bees. He called the exterminators on two separate occasions but both times the bees returned to cause havoc in his household. It was not until last Summer when he installed a Wi-Fi internet connection that the bees left his house for good.

Forget waiting for the scientific proof. By the time the arguing is over it might be too late. That story alone convinced me to reduce the power output of the Wi-Fi connection in my home by three quarters and there has been no noticeable difference to the performance.

Thanks Bees!!
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