The Bee’s Kneecapping

“Beekeepers attributed the high mortality rate to pesticide exposure, diseases from parasites and habitat loss. However, environmentalists and organic beekeepers maintain that the real culprit is something more systemic: America’s reliance on industrial agriculture methods, especially those used by the almond industry, which demands a large-scale mechanization of one of nature’s most delicate natural processes.” The Guardian: The deadly truth behind your almond milk obsession. (Wait, I thought we moved on to an oat milk obsession?)