Bee lovers have been thirsting for some good news about these vital insects, which by one estimate pollinate a third of the American food supply. An op-ed piece by Clay Bolt on The Hill blamed the widespread use of neoninotonoids for the heavy die-offs of bee populations in recent years. “Before they owned their own bees,” Forbes tells us, “the Resnicks brought in as many as 75 different bee companies every year just to pollinate their almond orchards. Wonderful’s bee management practices are not unique—they are widely used by large bee companies—but they are difficult to implement except on a large scale. Nevertheless, in the grim landscape of bee die-offs, we’ll take what good news we can get.

Source: Forbes May 23, 2023 18:25 UTC