Honeybee Deaths Reach Record Levels in the U.S.
The beekeeping industry is facing a crisis due to the significant decline in honeybee colonies. Between June 2024 and January 2025, 62 percent of commercial honeybee colonies in the U.S. collapsed. According to Scott McArt, a Cornell University associate professor of entomology, this may be "the biggest loss of honeybee colonies in U.S. history."
Honeybees play a vital role in the ecosystem and food production, pollinating around 75 percent of the plants grown in the U.S. and contributing to approximately $18 billion worth of crops.
we cannot pollinate at the scale that we need to produce food in the United States.
Blake Shook, a Texas beekeeper and founder of The Bee Supply, warns that if the current trend continues, the food industry could collapse. Author's summary: Honeybees die-off threatens food industry.
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