Today's honey bees only live half as long as bees in the 1970s

Today’s honey bees only live half as long as bees in the 1970s

The lifespan of honey bees living in laboratory environments has dropped by around 50% in the past 50 years, suggesting possible causes for worrying trends in the beekeeping industry, according to new research by entomologists from the University of Maryland. The study published today in the journal Scientific reports is the first to show an …

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