Why the bee population is declining?

Scientists know that bees are dying from a variety of factors—pesticides, drought, habitat destruction, nutrition deficit, air pollution, global warming and more. Many of these causes are interrelated.

Is there a shortage of bees?

Bees and other pollinators like bats and birds underpin the global food system, but their populations are dwindling due to human activity including settlement building, pesticide use, monoculture farming and climate change.

How does the decline of honeybees affect society?

Loss of honey bees and other pollinators could mean malnutrition for millions around the world. Since honey bees play such a critical role in pollination of various plants and crops, their decline across the globe means a growing risk to the nutrition of people living in areas most dependent upon those foods.

What can each one of us do to to counteract the decline in the bee population?

Here are four easy and effective ways you can do your part to help keep bee populations in your area healthy.

• Provide a honey bee-friendly habitat in your yard or other outdoor spaces.
• Eat bee-friendly.
• Avoid the use of insecticides on your lawn.
• Don’t kill bees.

How many honey bees have been lost in Australia?

Between the years 2006 and 2016, Australia lost over 100 thousand commercial Honeybee hives. That’s more than 20% of honey-producing hives lost in a single decade. While some states with smaller hive populations, like Western Australia and Tasmania, grew their population, our biggest supplying states all faced a dramatic loss.

How are declining bee populations a threat to global agriculture?

Declining Bee Populations Pose a Threat to Global Agriculture The danger that the decline of bees and other pollinators represents to the world’s food supply was highlighted this week when the European Commission decided to ban a class of pesticides suspected of playing a role in so-called “colony collapse disorder.”

How many beehives have been lost since 2006?

Since 2006, approximately 10 million beehives ($2 billion in estimated value) have been lost. The numbers were slightly lower during the 2014 winter, when beekeepers lost only 23 percent. Today we’ll talk about some of the hot topics surrounding the bee population decline and see which claims are myths and which are facts.

Why are honeybees declining in the United States?

A recent study that found unprecedented levels of agricultural pesticides — some at toxic levels — in honeybee colonies is prompting entomologists to look more closely at the role of neonicotinoids in current bee declines.