Disappearance Of Bees Essay

The Disappearance of Bees

The total disappearance of bees will have a huge affect on the human race. The bees are a huge part of the plant's life cycle. Without the bees pollination will be hard for many of the plants we live of on. Pollination is to convey or to deposit pollen to allow fertilization. Studies shown that ⅓ of all food is there because of bees. Some of these plants that would disappear are, “watermelons, cantaloupes, plums, avocados, lettuce, onions, raspberries, pumpkins, and broccoli. Cotton too which your clothing and bed sheets are made from.” (Nature Science). The survival of bees are in need of a lot of help due to their increasingly dropping numbers.

A massive number of bees are going missing in America alone. The disappearance of bees is also called colony collapse disorder or otherwise known as CCD. In America the beekeepers have reported that 30% of their bees have died out or gone missing in 2006 alone, and ⅓ of American bees have disappeared in total. (Global Research) The most number of disappearances have been during the winter seasons, but this does not mean bees only disappear during the winter. An average colony loss in 2012 to 2013 show (Below) that many states in the U.S. has 40% of bees. In the last six years California’s honey production has reduced to half. “Though the rate of bee

The decline in bees in number are very high and growing. The Varroa mites problem is being treated. The genetically modified bees and the upcoming Varroa gate are very practical solutions to this problem. Furthermore, to lessen the use of pesticides and fungicides are could also save many bees lives. Gardeners are also encouraged to reduce the usage of pesticide and fungicides as well. Concerning the bees actually do go missing humans are able to resort of hand pollination in smaller scales. The disappearance of bees could end if everyone would acknowledge the problem and the