I was worried so I looked for the source of the information, it seems to be from 'Washington State University" from their website they say it concerns "Commercial honey bee colony", so it might not be all bees (I don't know enough to say what the difference is exactly), they say "60 to 70% losses" (not 80), and they also say "Over the past decade, annual losses have typically ranged between 40 and 50%.", so it is probably worrying but not as much as the CBS article was making it seem.

Source: https://news.wsu.edu/news/2025/03/25/honey-bee-colony-declines-grow-as-wsu-researchers-work-to-fight-losses/

We're pretty sure it's the Monsanto pesticide and anyone who suggests it is hit with a litigation threat. Curiously, as we're speed-breeding domesticated bees the wild bees are dying out faster, so as the bee population dwindles it also becomes more domesticated and less wild. I know that's a bad thing, but I am fuzzy on the why details.

I'm a brown thumb, and plants wilt as my shadow falls on them, but if you're a green-thumb, plant pollinators, which will help the bees.

Also plant milkweed for the monarchs.

it's the European honey bee that's dying in unprecedented numbers

but it's not all bees

European honey bees are the easy button for farmers but they are going to have to decide if pesticide is more important or not

this nobody knows what's happening is bullshit provided by the likes of the Monsanto and other chemical companies

That's $15 billion worth of crops.

They just can't break out of that frame, even when the topic is EVERY LIVING THING FUCKING STARVING TO DEATH.

Imma go out on a limb here and blame late stage Capitalism and some sort of pesticide or whatever that could solve the problem if it costed 5 cents more but the solution is to save that money and let the bees die.

Imma take my chances on that.

This doesn't say 80% of the bees have died.

honeybees are an invasive species, fun fact

unfortunately they outcompeted a lot of the native pollinators so we're fucked without them though

Care about the environment? Great me too. Thats why im asking ya'll to sign up for the General strike.

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Want to help? Plant pollinator gardens. Easy peasy. Even some pots of local wildflowers on your patio. It all helps.

The longer I live the more I see modern civilization collapse inevitable and happening in the relatively near future.

How the fuck do you even prepare for something like that?

Bees have been under assault for a while.

It's hive mites. The Varroa mite is going to wipe out all bees from the planet. And there's not a damn thing we can do about it.

Source: talked to a beekeeper.

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Sorry for getting all excited, it’s just we don’t have much time.

Bees live less than two months, so if only 80% of bees died in the last 8 months that would suggest a sharp recent population increase. And even if you take it as read that it means bees dying and not being replaced, 8 months is still a terrible timeframe to use because it's literally saying "there are 80% fewer bees now, at the tail end of winter, than there were at the height of bee season".

I'm not saying there isn't a bee crisis, just that this factoid is very badly worded.

well if that is the case, humans can take pollinator job roles when AI will take their excel jobs.

Thanks for researching this! Still not good news for bees 🐝 😪

Imagine when we find out bees were the only thing holding it all together.

Aaaaand, it's over.

At least i saved one from my dogs water bowl yesterday 🤷‍♀️

Shame. The US is a beautiful country and psycho cult rednecks have let deregulation ruin such beautiful wilderness.

Pesticides, same as always.