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Are honeybee populations declining or not?
Over the past, say, 5 years I’ve seen so many headlines about honeybee populations in decline around the world, along with gloomy forecasts of what that means for ecosystems etc. Then I read an article in the most recent Economist that mentions, in passing, that that’s a myth. Which of these is true? And maybe more importantly, if honeybee populations are not in decline, what accounts for the persistence of the myth?
- kappi 5y agoCheck Pollinators in Amazon Prime. Very detailed documentary about this topic
- furrowedbrow 5y agoWill do! Thanks
- aurizon 5y agohttps://www.agdaily.com/crops/are-honey-bees-endangered/ https://www.agdaily.com/crops/are-honey-bees-endangered/ some hope in nailing down the problem, banning nicotinoids may have helped as residual inventories are depleting as stock pilers are sued? good audio article. https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Science-Vs-p733580/?st=undefined&topicid=117776988&utm_content=t117776988&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=geminiEmbedTitle https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Science-Vs-p733...
- furrowedbrow 5y agoThanks! Interesting, that chronic bee paralysis issue is actually what the Economist article was addressing