The U.S. beekeeping industry is reporting the worst bee losses in recorded history, with hundreds of millions of bees dying over the last eight months. Entomologists at Texas A&M are investigating "food deserts" and shifting bloom times as potential causes, while past die-offs were linked to pesticides and mites. The loss of bees threatens $15 billion in crops, particularly the California almond industry which relies heavily on commercial pollination.
