Bee Shortage
April 12, 2013
Since honey bees in America aren’t doing so well, why can’t we
just start importing bees from outside the country? A few years ago, some
beekeepers did buy bees from outside of the country, but ran into a few
problems. Today you would most likely face fines if you tried to do this
because it is no longer allowed. The imported bees brought with them several
viruses that are not native to the U.S. This naturally harms the native bee
populations. Davey also said that having the imported bees effected farmer’s pollination
rates. If they were to start letting bees cross the border, they would have to
allow other things to cross as well.
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