Food Prices Threatened by Silence of the Bees

The United States is the world’s biggest food exporter, but declining bee populations could make farming more difficult. Bees are responsible for pollinating one third of the crops grown in the US, and reduced bee populations will shrink the variety and size of crops, thus adding to rising food prices. Food prices have already almost doubled during the past three years, reports the World Bank. Researchers have yet to come up with a definitive reason for collapsing bee populations, explains an article in the Telegraph, and theories include pesticides, pollution, cell-phone signals, climate change and disease. Corporations that depend on bee products and governments are funding more research. – YaleGlobal