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SweetT

(58 posts)
7. Sadly, true.
Fri May 3, 2024, 04:41 PM
May 2024

I found this. It reports an 8% increase in honeybee populations despite reports of continuing CCD (colony collapse) over the last decade. Study is from 2021, so not too outdated. There are other reports that mirror the findings here. If we care, we can help the bees so they won't die off and leave us dependent on human and robotic labor. Planting flowers, bee attractive ones for your area, is a major help for the bees, especially in heavy agriculture areas. Then there is the issue of urban bees...wow.

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/11/infographic-us-honeybee-population-reverses-declines-shows-sharp-8-increase-over-past-decade-documents-usda/

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/1/19/23552518/honey-bees-native-bees-decline

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9901307/

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