The Effect Of Climate Change On Bees

Words: 220
Pages: 1

As if diseases, parasites, and pesticides wasn’t enough to kill bee hives from five million in 1998 to 2.5 million hives in 2015, there is more bad news, climate change affects numerous of living organisms and bees happen to be one of those. Changing temperatures and weather conditions due to climate change has restricted the area where bees can survive, and the pollinators have struggled to adapt to the changes. Many people will ask, “Why can’t bees migrate like butterflies? Don’t they have wings to fly to warmer places?” Justin Worland of Time sciences answers this question perfectly, “The research on bees suggests that not all species have the same ability to adjust. Though bees can easily move from location to location, migration may not