Pesticide misuse, loss of habitat, loss of food sources, decline in polulations of wild and native bees (along with domesticated honeybees), there are many, many ways in which humans have accelerated the decline of bee populations. But there are many ways in which we can counteract this decline. We can create safe havens for bees, raise awareness, encourage more beekeeping, etc. Visit the ';Act'; page at The Honeybee Conservancy's website for more info.
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The Honeybee Conservancy
www.thehoneybeeconservancy.orgHow are humans helping cause the population of honey bees to decline?
Humans breed the bees. The selection of traits favored by humans (honey production, active pollination) may be injuring the overall viability of the colonies.
Humans may develop or compromise the habitats favored by wild bees. Honey bees do better in the long term if forced to compete with wild bees.
Humans introduce chemicals into the environment thay may hurt the bees.
Humans may also contribute to the spread of honey bee pathogens and parasites by moving infected/infested colonies near to those that don't yet have problems.
Yes, by clearing hedgerows and meadows for farmland we are destroying the bees' natural habitat. It's not just bees this affects- smaller mammals such as harvest mice are also vulnerable as a result of these practices.
many ways way number one humans kill everything way number two humans are jerks
It seems likely that, thanks to the activities of beekeepers, there are more hive bees on earth now than there have ever been.
they kill them with grenades, and nuclear weopens, and die from raditation posioning. (joking about grenades)
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