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Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues from five decades of data

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Penn State researchers analyzed five decades of data from across the U.S. Honey yields have been declining since the 1990s .

The study found that changes in honey yields over time were connected to herbicide application and land use.

States in both warm and cool regions produced higher honey yields when they had productive soils.

More information: Gabriela M Quinlan et al, Examining spatial and temporal drivers of pollinator nutritional resources: evidence from five decades of honey bee colony productivity data, Environmental Research Letters ( 2023 ). DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326 /acff0c Provided by Pennsylvania State UniversityThis story was originally published on Phys.org . Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates..

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