As the number of bees in the United States decreases more and more, thefts in hives are increasing. The California Beekeepers Association has decided to offer a $ 10 reward to those who help catch the bee and hive thieves.
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As the number of bees in the United States is getting smaller and smaller, so are the thefts in hives. The California Beekeepers Association has decided to offer one reward of 10 thousand dollars who will help catch the bee and hive thieves.
Bee theft is becoming an increasingly serious problem, and the crimes aren't limited to California. The bee population has been declining for over a decade, making the still existing bee colonies ever more valuable.
Le api they are essential for agriculture and for our food system. They are responsible for pollinating numerous types of crops and producing at least one third of the food we bring to our tables.
The Californian association that deals with the defense of bees speculates that the thefts can take place between the beekeepers themselves and unfortunately they can cost thousands of dollars to those who suffer them. Bee theft isn't just about the United States. Indeed a Welsh beekeeper he believes that from his company, where among other things educational activities dedicated to schools are carried out, they have been 45 bees stolen.
La bee die-off it does not only involve Europe and the United States. The problem is also strongly present in China, where measures are taken to protect bees. To strengthen the reporting of the number of wild bees, the beekeepers of the Hubei province they fixed over 700 hives on a natural slope to provide them with a suitable habitat.
The hives are located at an altitude of 1200 meters in the village of Muyu, within the forest reserve of Shennongjia. The bees that populate these hives are widespread throughout central China while it seems that the bees native to the north and north-east of China have already become extinct.
Beekeepers of Round they are working hard to keep the Asian bees alive and for this reason they made the hives in an artisanal way and placed them in the mountains. Shennongjia Forest Reserve is largely considered a safe sanctuary for Asian bees. Hopefully this strategy will work to protect bees.
Marta Albè
Photo source: Earth Times
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