There is a growing concern (worldwide) of the disappearance of bees (they are dying off for some unknown reason). We need bees to pollinate most of our food crops. In some areas of the world bees have died off completely and people have to pollinate crops by hand (this has happened in areas of China where they have to hand-pollinate pear trees).
There is more info about "Colony Collapse Disorder" at the link (top right) on this website. |