Decline of the Honeybee

healthnews.com — More than 25 percent of the country's honeybee population has disappeared over the last several winters - tens of billions of bees. In as little as two days, hives go from healthy and active to dead and gone, and nobody knows why. While honeybees are best known for providing us with that golden, sweet viscous fluid called honey, they also provide another invaluable service; they pollinate fruits, vegetables, legumes, and other types of food-producing plants. Honeybees are responsible for $15 billion in U.S. agricultural crops each year. Imagine—one out of every three bites of food an average American eats is directly attributed to honeybee pollination. Consequently, their disappearance poses a serious risk to our natural food supply.

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