Sadly, over the past 15 years, colonies of bees have been disappearing, and the reason remains unknown. Referred to as ‘colony collapse disorder’, billions of honey bees across the world are leaving their hives, never to return. In some regions, up to 90% of bees have disappeared!

“I used to think that our food system was entirely dependent on the world’s pollinators; that without them we would starve. But this is not true. Around three-quarters of our crops depend on pollinators to some extent, but only one-third of the total food we produce does.” (p. 208)