Members of the Somerset Beekeepers’ Association inspect the hives at their apiary in Somerset, UK MaxWillcock/Bournemouth News/Shutterstock
Honeybee populations managed by beekeepers are 鈥渇ar too insufficient鈥 to keep up with the world鈥檚 pollination demands, according to an analysis of data stretching back 30 years.
The beekeeping industry is growing, but at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and his colleagues discovered that demand for the services the bees provide is growing even faster.
Their analysis suggests that, in 1989, the global honeybee stock could supply around 56.9 per cent of demand. But this had declined to 44.1…
