There is a scary phenomenon going on in the beekeeping industry for the past year. It’s called Colony Collapse Disorder and it has led to the loss of an estimated 23% of the nations beekeepers. Scientists today announced a viral link that might be causing the loss of the bees.
In any event, we are dependent on bees for much of our agriculture. Once again it points out that our lives depend on maintaining the delicate balance of nature and man. Theoretically the loss of the worlds bees could lead significant loss of human life as a result of famine and decimated agriculture production.
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