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Why
are bees
disappearing?
The British government has recognised that the disappearance
of bees and wild pollinators is a deeply concerning issue.
Many causes have been attributed to this decline – from the
varroa mite to mobile phone towers – but the true causes are
simpler and more holistic:
Pesticides are poisoning bees, while the loss of
habitat and wild flowers is starving them to death
The intensification of industrialised farming, lack of hedgerows
and wild flowers, and an increase in mono-crops has converted
our countryside into an arable desert.
In addition, modern beekeeping methods are affecting the
bees’ overall health, weakening their immune system and
making them vulnerable to disease.
Combined, these factors are having a lethal effect on the health
and population of not only our bees, but of all our pollinators.
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