Colony Collapse Disorder
The number of managed colonies in the United States for honey production has been in decline since the 1940s. Annual declines and colony losses are normal however the rate of honeybee deaths as well as the inability to find a determinate cause of the deaths has caused some alarm. In 2006, some beekeepers reported losing 30-90% of their hives. Total colony loss reached 45% between 2012 and 2013, up from 28.9% and 36.4% in previous years[1]. While annual losses above 30% are not out of the ordinary, the symptoms of these colony losses do not all match with those normally produced by known pests and pathogens. The amount of loss experienced as well as uncertainty around the cause of the loss lead to the coining of the term Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) by the apiculture community. [2]
Former President Barack Obama created the Pollinator Health Task Force in 2014 to investigate the issue of bee and other pollinator losses, such as with birds, bats and butterflies[3]. The United States has also banned certain pesticides that have been linked to honeybee deaths, following the steps of the E.U., who banned an entire class of pesticides,neonicotinoids, in 2013[4] [5].
Notes
edit- ^ Kaplan, Kim. "Related Topics." Bee Survey: Lower Winter Losses, Higher Summer Losses, Increased Total Annual Losses : USDA ARS. USDA ARS, 15 May 2015. Web.
- ^ Ellis, James D., Jay D. Evans, and Jeff Pettis. "Colony Losses, Managed Colony Population Decline, and Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States." Journal of Apicultural Research 49.1 (2010): 134-36. Web.
- ^ "Presidential Memorandum -- Creating a Federal Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, 20 June 2014. Web.
- ^ Reuters. "Big Win for Beekeepers as Court Voids Insecticide." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Sept. 2015. Web.
- ^ Jolly, David. "Europe Bans Pesticides Thought Harmful to Bees." The New York Times. The New York Times, 30 Apr. 2013. Web.
Mayaccc (talk) 17:01, 16 April 2017 (UTC) Article Choice
I'm choosing to add to the page on Beekeeping in the United States. I feel that there is a lot of information that could be added regarding current events in the world of bees that are affecting bee health as well as the bee industry, like with employment and profits.
Possible sources:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2015/150513.htm
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.30
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-014-9761-4
Possible Article Choices
Beekeeping in the United States
Issues in American commodity farming
Agriculture in Concert with the Environment
Could add a page for CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) under this category: Category:Organic food certification organizations
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Re: "Beekeeping in the United States"
Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? No - a lot of facts are unreferenced
Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? Everything is on topic
Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? Neutral
Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? Seems like mainly unbiased and academic sources
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Maybe information could be included on the benefits of processing honey? If that exists? Mainly I feel that a lot of the information could just be expanded on.
Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article? All links work except for to the documentary.
Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? Maybe slightly out of date - there is a lot of stuff going on in the honey industry currently and I think these current events would be useful to update.
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How are the current events with honeybee decline affecting honey production? Are countries sourcing more honey from outside their borders? Is it affecting apiarist employment? Mayaccc (talk) 18:03, 17 February 2017 (UTC)