Junk Science Week — Peter Shawn Taylor: The Bees Are Still Dying. Or Are They?

Junk Science Week — Peter Shawn Taylor: The bees are still dying. Or are they?

Despite the steady supply of grave warnings regarding their imminent collapse, Canada’s bees are actually buzzing with life.

Protected: Unstung Heroes: Canada’s Honey Bees Aren’t Disappearing – They’re Thriving

Busy as a bee. Sting like a bee. Queen Bee. Honey bees have long held an unparalleled reputation for industriousness, dedication and hierarchical efficiency. More recently, however, the insects have become better known as an environmental calamity-in-the-making. Over the past two decades, dire warnings have repeatedly declared Canada’s honey bees to be on the verge of extinction – with grave implications for the world’s food supply, given their …