Honeybee Deaths Reach Record Levels in the U.S.
The beekeeping industry is in crisis due to a significant decline in honeybee colonies. Between June 2024 and January 2025, 62 percent of commercial honeybee colonies collapsed, potentially marking the biggest loss of honeybee colonies in U.S. history, according to Scott McArt, a Cornell University associate professor of entomology.
Honeybees play a crucial role in the ecosystem and food production, pollinating around 75 percent of the plants grown in the U.S. and contributing to approximately $18 billion worth of crops.
we cannot pollinate at the scale that we need to produce food in the United States.
Blake Shook, a Texas beekeeper and founder of The Bee Supply, warns that if present trends continue, the food industry could collapse.
Author's summary: Honeybee deaths reach record levels in the U.S., threatening food production.
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