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03/09/2018 / By David Williams

FOOD COLLAPSE imminent? Researchers create “robobees” as last ditch effort to compensate for collapsing bee populations

The invention of robot bees – robobees, for short – could be the long-awaited solution to all sorts of problems caused by the dwindling bee population all around the world. Just in case you haven’t heard, the world bee population has been steadily declining. As a result, a number of different environmental problems have emerged. […]

08/08/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Artificial lights found to suppress pollination, contributing to destruction of ecosystem

A team from the Institute of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Bern in Switzerland that was led by Eva Knop found out that nocturnal pollination can in fact be disrupted by artificial lighting. “As it is possible that light-sensitive insects have already disappeared in regions with high levels of light pollution, we conducted […]

06/14/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

How close is the bee population to being extinct? Close enough that researchers are developing a pollinating replacement bot

(Bugout.news) Food production around the world is dependent upon certain ecological conditions to exist, and when the don’t, food production suffers or ceases altogether. One of those ecological necessities is the pollination of flowers and foods by bees. In fact, honeybees are believed to pollinate as much as one-third of our food. But some years […]

05/18/2016 / By Chris Draper

Neonicotinoids really are killing honeybees, EPA study admits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently admitted that neonicotinoids – a class of insecticides – can harm honeybees when used on cotton and citrus, according to an environmental risk assessment study. It’s no secret that bees are essential to the food supply. They are responsible for 80 percent of pollination, which is necessary for plant […]

03/02/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Become a beekeeper and have year-round pollination of your plants and veggies

(Homesteading.news) It’s probably not something you’ve thought much about, especially since you might be a little skittish about bees, but honestly, becoming a beekeeper is a great way to help save and then preserve a dying resource that is vital to the health and well-being of your plant and vegetable gardens. (Article by D. Samuelson, […]

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