Tennessee beekeeper offers insight on threats facing valuable pollinatorS

“62% of the commercial beekeepers have lost their bees, which would be in the millions— over a million bees”

Honeybees are an important part of agriculture. Here in Tennessee, pollination has a value-added impact of more than half a billion dollars on agriculture. However, there has been a recent threat to the industry with an increase in bee colonies dying off and hive theft incidents.

Beekeeper Joel White stopped by the RFD-TV studio to speak with Suzanne Alexander on the treats facing bees and the value-added benefits of honey.

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