With the current dying off of bees, do you think we will see a famine in the near future?

Answer 1

I saw something on the news about the bees dying and it is a concern for sure.'
I planted a veg. garden and I have plenty of rather big bees there working every morning so I don't know about famine.

Answer 2

The ecosystem is very delicate and when a creature is taken out of the equation everything is thrown off balance. This should be a concern for the future because with bees nearing extinction (in a few decades or so) the plant world will suffer, other species of insects will die out and this will eventually lead to declines in crops, certain types of meats produced and yes i believe to a famine the likes of this world has yet to experience.

Answer 3

Probably not a famine but certainly food prices are going to be affected as the lack of the cross-pollination performed by bees affects crops throughout the country and the world.

In 24 states throughout the country, beekeepers have gone through similar shocks as their bees have been disappearing inexplicably at an alarming rate, threatening not only their livelihoods but also the production of numerous crops, including California almonds, one of the nation’s most profitable.

More than 100 agricultural crops in the United States are pollinated by bees. This means bees are important, if not essential, for the production of nearly $7 billion worth of agricultural crops produced annually in a state like Arizona alone. Examples of bee pollinated crops include watermelons, cantaloupe, citrus and apples.
Although some of these crops are pollinated by bee species other than honey bees, honey bees are the only ones that can be easily managed, moved around and are known to exploit a wide variety of crops.

The largest managed pollination event in the world is in Californian almond orchards, where nearly half (about one million hives) of the US honey bees are trucked to the almond orchards each spring.

New York's apple crop requires about 30,000 hives....
Maine's blueberry crop uses about 50,000 hives each year.

All of these harvests will be depleted with the lack of the bee pollination so, look for their prices to rise accordingly.

Answer 4

I am not sure, however, I do think people should be alarmed about the bee situation. Something has gone wrong in out ecosystem and as we are the final link in the chain...

Answer 5

Plenty in my back yard, but they are the plain old honey bees, not the African aggressive ones, that are supposed to be moving up from South America.........pollinating flowers for me...no problems so far........thanks

Answer 6

I still see plenty of bees by my house so I don't think so in the near future.

Answer 7

Yup, lots of bees hungry for a better life.

Answer 8

Bees are not dying off!!! More scare crap from extreme environmentalists. Oh and let me guess....Man is the cause of it...right?

Answer 9

No I don't see that.

Answer 10

Well,there will be plenty of bee food left I guess...