Bees, Plants Waking Up Earlier Each Spring

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    Some hope for bees...
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    Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations
    May 26, 2017 - There’s a glimmer of hope for the American bee population. But, according to a new study, the outlook for this critical insect is mostly grim. Researchers report a slowing of the rate of decline in the bee population over the past year, dropping to its lowest since 2011-2012.
     
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    How Capitalism Saved the Bees. One salient fact from the article: "In 2016, there were 2.78 million honeybee colonies in the United States—16 percent more than when the disorder hit in 2006. In fact, there are more honeybee colonies in the country today than in nearly 25 years.
     
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    Honeybees' Attraction to Fungicide 'Unsettling' for Food Output...
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    Study: Honeybees' Attraction to Fungicide 'Unsettling' for Food Output
    January 09, 2018 — Honeybees are attracted to a fungicide used in agriculture with "unsettling implications" for global food production, a scientist said Tuesday.
     

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