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This Intrepid Team of Bee Lovers Are Doing Everything They Can to Save Rare Native Species From Extinction
Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...
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Beekeepers Report Losing 62 Percent of Their Bees in 2025 — Why Are Honey Bees Dying?
Beekeepers reported that 62 percent of their colonies died at the start of 2025, raising questions about the reason why so ...
North America faces a sprawling 'pollinator crisis,' study says
New research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.
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What Would Happen If Bees Went Extinct?
This trend raises an unsettlingly less-than-hypothetical question: What would happen if bees went extinct? Shortly, nothing good. The immediate impact of global bee eradication on agriculture ...
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The Swarm of People Intent on Saving Our Bees
An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...
Q&A: Researcher discusses elevated risk of extinction for over 22% of native North American pollinators
A new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of ...
A fifth of North America's pollinating species at risk of extinction: report
Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at ...
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Irish honey bee under threat from imported species, say keepers
Beekeepers from across the country are gathering in the midlands this weekend to highlight their concerns around the native Irish honey bee which they say is at grave risk of extinction ...
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Native Irish honey bees at risk of extinction
Beekeepers have warned that native Irish honey bees are at grave risk of extinction. This weekend, the Native Irish Honey Bee Society is holding its annual conference in Athlone, Co Westmeath ...