Breeding a Sweet Solution / / / Breeding a Sweet Solution About eight years ago, honeybee colonies started to die off with enough frequency to be noticeable. Three or four years ago, they began to collapse in alarming numbers all around the world, particularly in North America. Since then, beekeepers have reported losing about a third of their honeybee hives and colonies every year — about three times the historical average. In 2014 alone, beekeepers in the U.S. saw 42 per cent of their colonies collapse. Difficult news for anybody who likes to eat. The planet needs bees: not only do we rely on them for their honey, we look to them to pollinate a massive proportion of our crops each year. Biology researchers at UBC are working hard to stem the dying-bee tide — and fast. We’re not genetical
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