At least, that’s what the media and big money- hungry environmental groups want you to (bee)lieve.
About 20 years ago, some American bees died from “colony collapse disorder.”
The media soon warned of a “bee-pocalypse” and that it might devastate our food supply.
But while the media was in a buzz, beekeepers adjusted and rebuilt their colonies.
Since then, there are 31% more bees in America.
“We’re not facing a honeybee or insect apocalypse as so many activists claim and the media misreports,” says Jon Entine of the Genetic Literacy Project. “For honeybees, there are health problems related to the varroa mite destructor and climate change but it’s never been better in terms of the numbers of bees. Claims of a bee-mageddon originated with environmental groups determined to stigmatize neonicotinoids and other crop chemicals. It was a backdoor way to attack what they claim is the threat of Big Ag, their biggest hyped bugaboo. It was never science-based.”
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Jon Entine is the Executive Director of the Genetic Literacy Project and a life-long journalist with 20 major journalism awards. Follow him on X @JonEntine
John Stossel is an author, columnist, investigative reporter, and television host with over 40 years of experience. He is best known for being the former co-anchor of 20/20. Find John on X @JohnStossel
