Pros And Cons In Beekeeping

There are many things believed to be the cause of bee endangerment. Of the survey conducted, 18% believe the cause is from chemicals used on plants such as pesticides; 25% believe it is because people do not like bees and kill them; 13% believe it is from habitat destruction; 25 % believe it is from natural causes. Overall, the general population is correct with regard to why bees have become endangered. Lauren Bennett says the main cause of the rapid decline in bee populations is from natural causes such as global warming and colony collapse disorder, which is when bees abandon their hive and causes the hive to die as well. Marla Spivak, says it is from parasites. Henry Samuel says it is from neonicotinoids, which is a pesticide that is similar to nicotine.

Since the late 1990s, beekeepers around the world have observed the mysterious and sudden disappearance of bees, and report unusually high rates of decline in honeybee colonies. Bees do more than just make honey! Bee transfer pollen and seeds from one flower to another, fertilizing the plant so it can grow and produce food. Cross-pollination helps at least 30 percent of the world's crops and 90% affects our food. The sweet fruits humans eat such as, strawberries, mangoes, grapes, apples, and bananas would not be the same taste wise as they are now. We simply couldn’t live in the same world if it weren’t for the bees.

The article begins with the statement of how falling population in bees will lead to a decline is crop production for the united states of America. This statement was announced at the American Association for the Advancement of Science or for short the AAAS. The United States relies on these bees for pollination as it is a big part of the economy bringing in over 3 billion dollars annually. It is mention how it is possible to reverse the decline in wild bees by habitat restoration. Bees are a huge part of the crop production in the united states which helps with the income and rotation of crops. In the article maps of troubled zones where placed in over 139 counties in agricultural regions of California, Pacific Northwest, the upper Midwest and Great Plains, West Texas, and Mississippi River Valley. All those places are known for their specialty crops such as almonds blueberries and apples. Those specialty crops

The article “Hivey Leaguers” discusses problems affecting the bee population in the United States ranging from chemicals and insecticides to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Colony Collapse Disorder occurs when the worker bees disappear from the hives, leaving behind the queen and the nurses to take care of the immature bees. This newly discovered threat to bee populations caused widespread panic in the entomologist community and lead to a race to find the cause, and the relative cure. Though this new disorder was a danger, the real bane of the bees was a much more sinister, and domestic, threat.

Bee populations are declining at an alarming rate all around the world, and daily life without bees would be detrimental. Without the bees around to help pollinate our food, 30 percent of which is grown using bees, there is an incredibly high chance that we would starve. “Mankind will not survive the honeybees’ disappearance for more than five years.” (Albert Einstein) By using harmful pesticides in our agriculture, and the excessive use of high fructose corn syrup, we are killing the bees at an alarming rate. One of every three bites of food rely on pollination for a profitable harvest. We must acknowledge everything that the bees provide for humans, then ban pesticides that hard bees, move away from industrial agriculture and put our focus

The oldest known bee fossil is estimated to be over 135 million years old (The Xerces Society). Knowing this, one would certainly realize the importance of the relationship between plants and bees, as they have depended on each other for survival for such an immense period of time. The colossal variety of plant species are around today on behalf of the pollinators that evolved with them. However, this knowledge has not quite convinced society of the dangers the decline in bee populations pose to life as one knows it, as the loss of plants causes a dangerous chain reaction. At the curtains of every winter, a dwindling number of bees are making their debut in the thriving spring. The decrease can be seen in how United States beekeepers have lost 40 percent of their colonies since 2006 (Johnston,

Bees are important pollinators of many plants in the ecosystem (2). Recently, the decline in the number of bees in North America and Europe has shifted the research focus of many ecologists towards pesticide use (2). The impacts of pesticides on bees and other pollinators can have a major influence on honey production and biodiversity.

Have you ever thought about a world with little to no food? In a world without bees, this could be a possibility. Today, I’ll be talking about the decline in the bee population and how it will affect every single one of us if it continues. I’ve always been interested in bees. After joining my school’s Future Farmers of America group, I started working on entomology, which is the study of bugs. When my group went to the state competition for entomology, I became even more interested in bees and the cause of the decline in their populations. This speech should inform you of the decline in the bee population and how it will affect all of our lives.

The article "Disappearing Bees and Reluctant Regulators.", deals with the current struggle of the beekeepers against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pesticide regulation. The authors believe that the extremely dangerous phenomenon Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a result of the current EPA regulations. Colony collapse disorder is a recent phenomenon that is for an unknown reason, many the worker bees in a colony disappear from the hive. Therefore, leaving the queen, food supplies, larva, and the hives nurse bees behind to fend for themselves. In the end the bee hives that suffer from colony collapse disorder tend to expire shortly afterwards. This problem of colony collapse disorder has cause problems with the production of many agricultural products however, no staple food source like grain or rice has been effective. It is the agricultural foods that require pollination between flowers, cherries are a perfect example of this. In the end the authors assert that scientists blame the current EPA-approved agricultural insecticides as the major cause of colony collapse disorder. However, cases

The bees are dying because of humans. Global warming, habitat destruction, pesticides, and air pollution are just some of the ways that humans are actively destroying the global bee population. The insecticide neonicotinoids are the most widely used, and also one of the most hurtful. Neonicotinoids can affect the bees’ ability to navigate back to their hive, and also can lead to a decline in queen bees. The insecticides weaken the bees’ immune system which allows them to be much more susceptible to getting sick, and dying. However, honey colony collapse Disorder is not exclusively caused by neonicotinoids, viral pathogens and parasite mites are also fatal to the bee population. “Wild bee habitat shrinks every year as industrial agribusiness

C:Claim: The bee population is on a rapid decline, we must do something to help prevent them from undergoing extinction. E: Establish Evidence: Bee populations are not just decreasing in certain regions, the population is decreasing in majority of the world. E: Evidence: Heavy losses have been reported by beekeepers from various different countries like; Britain, Spain, Poland, Greece, Croatia, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Portugal. (“Buzz Kill”) A: Analysis: This shows that a decline in the bee populations are not only is it happening in the United States, but that it is also happening all over Europe because multiple countries are experiencing heavy bee losses. E: Establish Evidence: Although there are very detrimental losses in majority of the world, the US has also

As scientists and beekeepers keep on looking into the situation that they are all facing, one conclusion is definite, pesticides do have a lethal effect on the bees. Some symptoms that would lead to a bee’s death would be the weakened immune system, disrupted digestion, and the result of the brain failing. In Science Magazine, an article was written about oh the European countries have been effected by the decrease of bees, “Confused honey bees huddled trembling outside

Honey bees is a nonexistent species because of the deaths of bees and the lost of hives. Furthermore, this is problem for beekeepers as well financially. The lack of funds makes it harder for beekeepers to want to continue to produce honey, or to keep the bee hives. On the other hand, with all the deaths of bees arising signifies a problem known as the Colony Collapse Disorder. The scientists discovered some causes such as chemicals, parasites, diseases, and agriculture. The most recent evidence suggests a combination of these factors may be the cause of CCD (“What are the causes of endangered honey bees?,” n.d). Therefore, multiple factors combined can cause the Colony Collapsed Disorder.

Mankind and bees go way back. Recent research suggests we go back as much as 9000 years.

Honey bees, feared by the misinformed and admired by the intelligent, are dying. The interest in bees from many environmentalists is not for a sudden cause, as this issue is not new to the world. Honey bees as a population have been in decline for years but have yet to reach the endangered species list anywhere in the United States except for Hawaii. Many people kill bees that buzz around joyfully, simply because they are afraid of being stung by them; however, a vast majority of bees do not sting and the others do not care. This unfortunate commonality is not even one of the top causes of the worldwide epidemic of honey bees. Although bees are jokingly idolized on the internet in pictures and videos as a result of a popular children’s movie, their population decline is in fact quite serious. Honey bees and other pollinators like birds and insects ensure the pollination of flowering plants and crops all around the globe. Not only do honey bees pollinate plants that produce the foods that humans eat, but they also pollinate trees that produce clean oxygen for Earth. Without honey bees, the world as we know it could soon end, due to carbon dioxide pollution and lack of farmable foods. The population of honeybees and other important pollinator-bee species is dwindling due to a dilemma known to scientists as colony collapse disorder (CCD) because of the use of bee-killing pesticides, known as neonicotinoids, the decrease of flower meadows in the world, and the general increase