What is the death of bees?The death of bees, or colony collapse disorder is caused by a few reasons such as human stress, pesticides and parasites. It is causing the bees to die, and is a very serious problem affecting many countries. Learn more about what you can do to help solve this problem.
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Why is the death of bees important? |
The death of bees is important because bees are the main pollinators of many plants. Without them, a third of your favourite foods will not exist. Without bees, most species would become extinct or go endangered, including humans, since there would be less food for us to eat.
Honeybees don't just affect lives, they generate 250 billion dollars in pollination every year. The death of bees means that there would be 250 billion less in earnings for our hard working farmers. |
What is causing the death of bees?Colony collapse disorder can be caused by many factors like pollution, human stress, incecticides and parasites/disease. All of there factors are contributing to the death of bees, and with the impact all adding up, is probably what is causing the death of bees. So far, these causes are just estimates, but these reasons has a big impact on the death of bees, and are very serious.
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How does the death of bees affect the world?
The death of bees affects the world in many ways. Obviously there will be no honey, but many plants will start to die off due to lack of pollination. Most of our plant food will be grains, since they are wind pollinated. Also, our meat and milk will also drop without plants to feed them. There will be a great loss in revenue from farms, and lots of famines will start in already starving countries.
Simply put, our world would have a lot les revenue and a lot less food without the bees.
Simply put, our world would have a lot les revenue and a lot less food without the bees.