Smithsonian: Bees are vitally important to the health of the planet: The more than 30,000 bee species around the world are the most important group of pollinators for farming and wild plants. But populations are declining due to a variety of factors including human development, pesticides, disease and a changing climate, reports Clayton Aldern for Grist.
Figuring out exactly how something so huge as climate change effects bee populations is tricky, but possible. To get the details on why and how this is happening,...