“The bee collects honey from flowers
in such a way as to do the least damage or
destruction to them, and he leaves them whole,
undamaged and fresh, just as he found them.”
Saint Francis de Sales
This year, according to a new study in the Journal of Science it appears climate change has now effected the population of bumblebees.
Due to climate change the pollination levels of some plants have dropped by up to 50 percent in the last two decades. The experts believe that the problem is connected to the declining populations of bumblebees and other pollinators.
This trend could have serious implications for agriculture and the overall food output of the planet. As the planet warms, most animals expand their range northward including species of bees. But not the bumblebee, they’re failing to migrate, and their territories in the southern range have been shrinking at an alarming rate.
“The result is dramatic losses of bumblebee species from the hottest areas across two continents,” Professor Kerr has added. “The bumblebee had evolved under cool conditions, and unlike other species, colonies didn’t expand into more northern ranges.”
The good news is that Professor Kerr believes that they can help bumblebees by establishing new colonies up north, and spread them into more areas in other continents.
Something needs to be done soon. The increasingly frequent weather extremes is affecting every living thing on Earth. The threats linked to climate change are already being felt by the bumblebee decline.
Shine On
I’ve been planting a lot of annuals near my veggies and fruits, and they attract a lot of pollinators.
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I agree with ^^, I’ve heard it’s more about GMOs which are pretty much triple dunked in Roundup, which contains neocotinoids (sp) and are designed to withstand large doses of roundup (the poison is actually part of the seed!). If that’s not a reason to eradicate the planet of GMOs, I don’t know what is but I do think climate plays a role too. Thanks for spreading the word about this.
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Yes, scientists are concerned for years already.
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And for years a majority of our American politicians and citizens deny that climate warming exists. What’s it going to take to get it through these hardheaded politicians that climate warming is a reality and something we must deal with immediately.
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As soon as money is envolved the priorities change…
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