Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoScientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-offwww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkScientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-offwww.science.orgDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe ironic thing is that it is lack of good pesticides that is killing the bees.
minus-squareFurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAnd the lack of good food…
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNobody ever actually shows any evidence this affected bees
minus-squareFrezik@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoUntil very recently, when they did: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm It’s possible this is the root cause. Better nutrition leads to better immune systems, more egg laying, etc.
minus-squarerayyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoBetter nutrition leads to longer life. Works like that for humans too. Ramen noodles and energy drinks don’t cut it either. Not that bees consume those in large quantities
minus-squareFurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThank you, this is the study (that was posted on Lemmy) I was referencing.
minus-squarepython@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agohuh, wouldn’t it be crazy if bees already produced a nutritionally complete food for themselves
minus-squareFrezik@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey can only do that if they are eating the right nutrients in the first place.
The ironic thing is that it is lack of good pesticides that is killing the bees.
And the lack of good food…
Nobody ever actually shows any evidence this affected bees
Until very recently, when they did: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm
It’s possible this is the root cause. Better nutrition leads to better immune systems, more egg laying, etc.
Better nutrition leads to longer life. Works like that for humans too. Ramen noodles and energy drinks don’t cut it either. Not that bees consume those in large quantities
Thank you, this is the study (that was posted on Lemmy) I was referencing.
huh, wouldn’t it be crazy if bees already produced a nutritionally complete food for themselves
They can only do that if they are eating the right nutrients in the first place.