Decline in Bees

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Decline in Bees The decline in bees has dropped about 80%(honeybees) and 60% (bumblebees) since 1970. Bees are so important because they don’t only just make honey, they pollinate more than 90 of the flowering crops we rely on for food. There is a direct connection between the bees pollinating the crops and our ability to provide food for our families. One of the reasons why the bees are declining is that it is largely due to loss of habitats, intensive farming and overuse of pesticides and herbicides. Bees need flowers, and there are very few flowers to be found in the farmed countryside these days. Another is In the USA, Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) - where whole colonies disappear or die - has caused a devastating loss of honeybees.Various theories have been put forward - from a parasite like the Varroa mite (which wreaked havoc on bee populations through the 1990s) to the impulses from mobile phones scrambling bee signals.Colonies if left untreated may die within a 2-3 year period, and Varroa may be spread to other hives or apiaries by transient bees, affecting a wide area.Older larvae or pupae start to die, greater numbers of dead brood throughout the colony, neighboring colonies affected,outward spread to other apiaries. Another is that it may also be, such as the recent increase in atmospheric electromagnetic radiation.Bee populations may also be vulnerable to other factors, such as the recent increase in atmospheric electromagnetic radiation. When bees are rented out to farmers to pollinate their plants, these bees only get to make honey from only 1 type of plant. And this might also cause the lack of nutrients. Couple of idea’s to prevent: •Extenuated application of pesticides or using other protections •Deceleration of climate change to give the bees time for preparing for hot seasons with more bee harming Varoa-acarids.

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