I’m a fan of doomsday scenarios, and please note that we’re talking scenarios and not real world occurence. However, for some of the scenarios out there, plausible or not, there’s nothing you can do about them.

Radar Online has a rundown end of the world scenarios, including peak bee colony collapse, super volcanoes, genetic engineering disasters, bird flu and drought.

Remember the buzz about killer bees? So do we, fondly. Because it turns out bees are really important, but since late 2006 they’ve been disappearing for reasons nobody can quite explain. And it’s not just honey supplies that will suffer if the bees bite it. You can also kiss your fruits and veggies good-bye. “You could have the perfect field, soil, and sun, and if the pollinator was not there you’d have a vine and no fruit,” says Dr. Jeff Pettis, head USDA bee researcher. With honeybees pollinating more than a quarter of the world’s food supply, that’s a lot of empty vines (and stomachs). The financial impact of a bee-free season would be US$75 billion. Perhaps Albert Einstein put it best: “If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man will have no more than four years to live.”

How to Survive: Become part of the solution—starter hives are selling for $215 on betterbee.com

Continuing on this concept – honey bees are of great value to Australian horticulture and agriculture. Their pollination services to the 35 most important honeybee dependent crops were estimated to be valued at AUS$1.7 billion in 2000.

Colony Collapse Disorder, has the potential to destroy the majority of our fruit and vegetable crops. “Vanishing of the Bees”