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beekeepers reported a loss of 42.1 percent of their colonies in 2014\/2015. Summer losses were 27.4 percent, and for the first time on record exceeded the winter rate, which was\u00a023.1 percent.\u00a0More than two-thirds of the\u00a06,128 beekeepers surveyed reported winter loss rates above the 18.7 percent rate deemed the tipping point for economic sustainability.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bees impact 50-80 percent of the global food supply, so the issue extends beyond healthy sweeteners.\u00a0reported that insect pollinators contribute $29 billion to the U.S. farm economy, and\u00a0the country has an estimated\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0which\u00a0pollinate\u00a0one-third of the country\u2019s fruit and\u00a0vegetable crops.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the situation is serious enough to attract Washington\u2019s attention:\u00a0<\/a>of the House Committee on Agriculture convened this week for a public hearing on pollinator health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

beekeepers reported a loss of 42.1 percent of their colonies in 2014\/2015. 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