One In Five Honeybees Is Wiped Out In A Year

Dying out: Honeybees are decreasing rapidly in number, with almost a fifth of the UK's population perishing last year

From The Daily Mail:

Nearly a fifth of Britain's honeybees perished last year, increasing fears the species is in serious decline, experts warned yesterday.

Although the death toll is lower than the previous year - when nearly a third of hives did not make it through the winter - beekeepers say it is double the 'acceptable' level.

The annual survey by the British Beekeepers' Association revealed 19.2 per cent of colonies died in the winter.

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