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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 49 MIN

‘Bitter Honey’ examines industrial agriculture’s role in America’s bee crisis

from The Source · host David Martin Davies

America's bees are dying in record numbers — and the way we grow our food is partly to blame. In 2025 beekeepers lost more than 60% of their colonies, and wild native bees are also in steep decline. If we lost the bees, it would be a massive blow to U.S. crop production. How Big Ag is a threat to the bees?

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