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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees

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‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees

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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too
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    Without beekeeping, wild bees wouldn’t be in danger.

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      at the very least they could stop putting hives on trucks and hauling them between orchards for pollination

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      Ah yes, because we’re not deforesting and clearing land previously habitat for wild bees land at a high rate, and filling that land with suburbs and car parks or agricultural monocultures & pesticides.

      It’s just beekeeping that’s causing issues.

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        I was talking about the virus but there is more to it:

        The best way to help bees? Don’t become a beekeeper like I did

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