CCD - What is the cause of the Bee disappearance?

Well, it is serious. 90% percent of the world's plants rely on pollination, and bees are one of the major pollinators. If they were to go extinct, we would lose a lot of the worlds' plants and we would start dying off as well.

Now many people say that we can still survive without bees. Yes, it's possible. The most probable outcome would be that after they would be gone (and all the traveling bee vendors and bee raisers had no more bees as well), there would be a world recession much like the one we're coming out of today caused by the fruit industry failing. Everyone else would then have to make up for the bees' job: start pollinating themselves. In one of the Asian countries, I think it was Thailand, I read that the Yeoman farmers have to pollinate their own crop (running around with baskets and climbing trees) as the bee population has gone extinct in their own country and they can't afford bee imports. This would be just one of the many ways the human race can go to the cleaners if this issue is not watched.

When I was about 4, there were bees EVERYWHERE. Always there were probably 50 in our little quarter acre yard. Well, starting in the early to mid 90's we almost never saw bees anymore. There were very much the rarity, and especially honey bees. We would still see the larger bees, but not the small honey bees. Not until this year have I seen so many. When I was home this past week I had to very carefully watch where I walked in my yard to avoid scooping one under my toes in my sandals. They were EVERYWHERE. I don't know if there's a close hive or what, but I at least know in my neighborhood (which is consequently in Kentucky, not being listed on that map as affected) this is the best I've seen the bee population in many years.

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