Bees play a key role in the U.S. food supply, and the mass deaths could jeopardize that.

Summary

The U.S. beekeeping industry is experiencing unprecedented losses, with hundreds of millions of bees dying over the past eight months.

Blake Shook, a leading beekeeper, called it “the worst bee loss in recorded history.”

Researchers remain uncertain about the cause, pointing to potential factors like habitat changes and weather patterns.

Beekeeping operations are struggling to survive, raising concerns about food security and the sustainability of crop production.

  • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    5 days ago

    I got a call from a friend who had 20,000 beehives at the start of the winter, and he’s at less than 1,000. He said ‘This is it, I’m done.’

    Maybe leave them their honey for the winter instead of taking it and replacing it with shitty sugar water?

    • PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works
      51·
      5 days ago

      It’s pretty obvious when your hive dies from starvation.

      I lost my hives this year due to me being a newish beekeeper and some very aggressive yellow jackets doing too much damage to my hives…. before I intervened