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PostSubject: Beepocalypse: Will We Still Have Fruit if Bees Die Off?   Beepocalypse: Will We Still Have Fruit if Bees Die Off? Icon_minitimeTue May 20, 2014 10:25 pm

A photo has been circulating for a while that suggests our grocery stores will look like this in a world without bees. Is that true? Will our food choices be radically limited, come the future Beepocalypse?

Beepocalypse: Will We Still Have Fruit if Bees Die Off? Nobees1-660x438

We already know what raising fruit without honey bees looks like. In a remote area in China, humans pollinate 100% of fruit trees by hand. Armed with pollen-loaded paintbrushes and cigarette filters, people swarm around pear and apple trees in spring. The reason why they hand pollinate is not what you think, though. Honey bees are still present in these areas of hand pollination, and many fruit growers also keep bees for honey.

More:  http://www.wired.com/2014/05/will-we-still-have-fruit-if-bees-die-off/
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