Thought we discovered why this was the case, pesticides.
this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2025
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It's actually a number of reasons, all man-made. Not enough wild meadows, climate change and yes, pesticides.
itsa combination, i believe climate change, rise in temperature, disease and parasites like viruses and varroa mites. additionally they are also inbred so they are genetically weaker, then let see africanized honey bees which are hybrids between african and european bees more healthy but also aggressive. to a lesser effect, they have no defense against japanese giant hornets, unlike the japanese honey bees.
This reminds me to replant my bee/butterfly friendly plants for spring.
We feel ya, bees. We feel ya.
Won't the death of honey bees be a good thing in the US, apart from no more honey. Aren't they invasive and really outcompeted native bee species
You're assuming the factors resulting in honeybee decline aren't also affecting native pollinators?
Okay fully agree, but should you still be focusing on invasive species or should you then spend the energy, time and resources rather on the native pollinators? Why continue to give honey bees any attention, they would immediately benefit if there is a pesticide problem causing their and native pollinators decline.
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.