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Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population (apnews.com)

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[–] VegaLyrae@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Despite big annual losses the situation is a far cry from 2007 when many bee experts expected an end to managed pollination said U.S. Department Agriculture research entomologist Jay Evans, who wasn’t part of the survey.

“There are threats certainly in the environment and honeybees have persisted,” Evans said. “I don’t think honeybees will go extinct but I think they will always have these sort of challenges.”