Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoScientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-offwww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down10
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkScientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-offwww.science.orgDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoNobody ever actually shows any evidence this affected bees
minus-squareFrezik@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoUntil very recently, when they did: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm It’s possible this is the root cause. Better nutrition leads to better immune systems, more egg laying, etc.
minus-squareFurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThank you, this is the study (that was posted on Lemmy) I was referencing.
minus-squarerayyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoBetter nutrition leads to longer life. Works like that for humans too. Ramen noodles and energy drinks don’t cut it either. Not that bees consume those in large quantities
minus-squarepython@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 days agohuh, wouldn’t it be crazy if bees already produced a nutritionally complete food for themselves
minus-squareFrezik@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoThey can only do that if they are eating the right nutrients in the first place.
Nobody ever actually shows any evidence this affected bees
Until very recently, when they did: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250822073807.htm
It’s possible this is the root cause. Better nutrition leads to better immune systems, more egg laying, etc.
Thank you, this is the study (that was posted on Lemmy) I was referencing.
Better nutrition leads to longer life. Works like that for humans too. Ramen noodles and energy drinks don’t cut it either. Not that bees consume those in large quantities
huh, wouldn’t it be crazy if bees already produced a nutritionally complete food for themselves
They can only do that if they are eating the right nutrients in the first place.