Honeybee Deaths Reach Record Levels in the U.S.
The beekeeping industry is facing a crisis due to the high rate of honeybee deaths, with 62 percent of commercial honeybee colonies collapsing between June 2024 and January 2025.
According to Scott McArt, a Cornell University associate professor of entomology, this rapid decline may be "the biggest loss of honeybee colonies in U.S. history."
"we cannot pollinate at the scale that we need to produce food in the United States.
Honeybees play a crucial role in the ecosystem and food production, pollinating around 75 percent of the plants grown in the U.S., which contributes to approximately $18 billion worth of crops.
Blake Shook, a Texas beekeeper, warns that if present trends continue, the food industry could collapse.
Author's note: Honeybee deaths threaten food production.
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