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How Urban Beekeepers Safeguard Their Hives
Across the country, the fuzzy flyers are dying off or being snatched. Apiarists share their tips for keeping hives alive.
Bees are under attack. For one thing, colonies—which are crucial to pollinating crops—are continuing to die off. One new report indicates that some states, including Illinois and Oklahoma, lost more than 60 percent of their colonies last year.
This die-off is a big problem for many reasons both environmental and economic. The monetary value of bees’ work is estimated at $15 billion, the Washington Post reports.