Cork, Ireland (CNN Business) Global honey bee populations are in decline, putting the world's food supply under pressure. California, for example, produces 80% of the world's almonds, and for that to happen, pollen needs to be transferred between trees. Each year, more than 2 million bee hives are required to do the job. Climate change, intensive agriculture, and the use of pesticides and fungicides in farming is ravaging the world's bees. Commercial beekeepers in the United States lost 44% of their managed colonies in 2019, according to research from the University of Maryland.

Source: The Nation September 18, 2020 08:10 UTC