For decades now we have been watching our pollinator population decline due to a number of factors, including the changing climate, predators, habitat obstruction, and pest control on crops, gardens, and lawns.
Exposure to glyphosate can significantly impair bumblebees’ collective ability to maintain hive temperature, researchers report in the journal Science, specifically when food is scarce.
Declines in bee populations is a concern in agriculture, but activists used a genuine interest and concern for pollinators to push a misinformation agenda.
As of July 1, 2021, Cox Enterprises has saved 364 colonies, approximately 7.2 million honeybees, that would have been set for extermination.
Canola farmers and beekeepers have a vested interest protecting bees as much as possible, issuing Best Management Practices for Pollinator Health.