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Bee population has declined significantly in recent decades.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that bee population has declined significantly in recent decades?
Unclear. Several peer-reviewed papers and a reference Q&A state that bee or pollinator populations have declined in recent decades, with one citing roughly 50% and 25% colony losses in the USA and Europe between the 1960s and 2000s. However, these are mostly brief background statements or cover only particular species and regions, so they support a narrower version of the claim rather than quantifying a global significant decline.
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Genetic Relationships and Signatures of Adaptation to the Climatic Conditions in Populations of Apis cerana Based on the Polymorphism of the Gene Vitellogenin. (n.d.). mdpi.com. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/11/1053/pdf?version=1668519983
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Effects of the neonicotinoid acetamiprid in syrup on Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) microcolony development. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241111
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Colony Collapse Disorder | US EPALockPrimary navigationOpen Sidenav MenuClose Sidenav Menu. (n.d.). epa.gov. https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder
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Is the honey bee apocalypse real?. (2023). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/55440/is-the-honey-bee-apocalypse-real
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Bumble Bee and Honey Bee Density is Greater in Fields with a Diverse Seed Mix when Compared to Fields Planted to Timothy in Central Ohio, USA. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.18061/ojs.6507
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Current Knowledge on Bee Innate Immunity Based on Genomics and Transcriptomics. (2022). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214278
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