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Where have all the bees gone? / Rebecca E. Hirsch.

by Hirsch, Rebecca E.

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Twenty-First Century Books, c2020.

Bees -- Conservation -- Juvenile literature.

Insect pollinators -- Conservation -- Juvenile literature.

Pollination by bees -- Juvenile literature.

Bees -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature.

Bees -- Life cycles -- Juvenile literature.

Alternate title:

Where have all the bees gone? : pollinators in crisis

104 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

"Pollinators in crisis"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 99) and index.

The last Franklin's bumblebee -- The remarkable, hard-working humblebee -- Disease spillover -- The day the bees died -- An ancient relationship -- The need for natives -- Bee town, USA -- What's best for bees.

The last Franklin's bumblebee -- An ancient relationship -- Pollination powerhouses -- A bee Cs -- Disease spillover -- The day the bees died -- Bee Town, USA -- What's best for bees? -- A note from the author. -- source: Contents page

Bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown in the United States. Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the foods that keep us healthy. But numbers of bees are falling, and that has scientists alarmed. What's causing the decline? Diseases, pesticides, climate change, and loss of habitat are all threatening bee populations. Some bee species are teetering on the brink of extinction. Learn about the many bee species on Earth--their nests, their colonies, their life cycles, and their vital connection to flowering plants. Most importantly, find out how you can help these crucial pollinators.

Around the world, bees pollinate $24 billion worth of crops each year. Without bees, humans would face a drastically reduced diet. We need bees to grow the foods that keep us healthy. But numbers of bees are falling, and that has scientists alarmed. What's causing the decline? Diseases, pesticides, climate change, and loss of habitat are all threatening bee populations. Some bee species are teetering on the brink of extinction. Hirsch discusses the many bee species on Earth: their nests, their colonies, their life cycles, and their vital connection to flowering plants. Most importantly, find out how you can help these crucial pollinators.

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