Bee Colony Collapse Disorder Effectively Removes Worker Bees From The Hive
Did you know that honey bee pollen is responsible for the growth of all fruits and many vegetables, as well as feed for livestock? It is estimated that bees pollinate a third of food consumed in the United States and three quarters of plants, which include crops, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and even cotton.
Beekeepers lost 35 percent of their hives in the United States last winter, after losing 30 percent the prior year. Similar widespread bee losses have been reported internationally; in India, China, Canada, Brazil and throughout Europe due to a problem called Bee Colony Collapse Disorder. It effectively removes the worker bees from the hive and leaves the queen honey bee, a few newly hatched adults and plenty of food to go to waste.
Just think about it; over the last two decades, thousands of villagers have climbed fruit trees and hand-pollinated each blossom by dipping pollen sticks into bottles of pollen and then touching each one. Does it scare you to think that this method of pollination could be in our future if Bee Colony Collapse Disorder is allowed to continue?
It will be extremely expensive to hire people as pollinators. Something that nature has always provided for free will now come at a great expense. It has been estimated that the cost of the loss of the honey bee due to the Bee Colony Collapse Disorder has been estimated at between fourteen billion and ninety-two billion dollars in the United States alone.
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