Imagine for a
moment that 1/3 of all cows in the USA dropped dead one winter.  What would
be the reaction to such widespread losses?  

If normal losses ran at 20%  then there would be a similar reaction.
Probably stronger because more beef is consumed than honey

And if you really want to get technical,  they do 30% of the beef is
slaughtered every year.....


  But
if bees are one's only source of income, the losses simply are not
sustainable.  


No offense,  but baloney.... beekeepers worldwide have been dealing with
20-30% losses for at least 20 years....
When you can increase 50%  every year,  a 30% loss is not a problem.  
Of course most of us wish it was less.....but bee numbers are rising.

Charles

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