The Disappearing Bees: A Crisis Threatening Your Food and Health

The Disappearing Bees: A Crisis Threatening Your Food and Health

By Willow Tohi | Source Bees are essential for pollinating one-third of the food we consume, ensuring the fertility and diversity of crops like almonds, blueberries and carrots, which are crucial for maintaining nutritional diversity and health. Between 2023 and 2024, beekeepers in the United States experienced a 55.1% loss in their colonies, the highest…

Mass Honey Bee Die-Off Could Threaten U.S. Food Security, Report Says

Beekeepers report worst losses in U.S. history; causes still unclear. Commercial beekeepers across the United States are reporting what some call the most catastrophic honey bee die-off in American history, according to a news release from the American Veterinary Medical Association Earlier this year, many beekeepers discovered their colonies in near or total collapse without warning. More than half of the nation’s managed honey bee colonies app…