Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Losing 40% of bee hives

The Associated Press has a story about more than 40% of American bee hives dying off. Scientists attributed the losses to
a combination of mites, poor nutrition and pesticides are to blame for the bee deaths. USDA bee scientist Jeff Pettis said last summer's large die-off included unusual queen loss and seemed worse in colonies that moved more.
Read more here.

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