Bee Decline May Spell End of Some Fruits and Vegetables

Bees, via pollination, are responsible for 15 to 30 percent of the food U.S. consumers eat. But in the last 50 years the domesticated honeybee population—which most farmers depend on for pollination—has declined by about 50 percent, scientists say.

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 21 Jun 2009
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 Articles » Eco Earth » Animals
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 nationalgeographic.com
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