US: Almond milk production is killing bees

Published 2022년 3월 17일

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The article explores the surge in the value of the almond milk industry, now worth $11 billion, with a focus on the challenges it poses for beekeepers and bees, as the majority of production is concentrated in the Central Valley of California. The high cost of production and the use of pesticides like Roundup have led to significant bee deaths and illnesses, exacerbated by the competition for food and the unnatural wake-up call from intensive pollination. Efforts to address these issues include the 'Bee Better' certification program, which advocates for the planting of flowers to attract bees and control pests naturally, and aims to shift towards less intensive agricultural practices.

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THE SUN OF MEXICO. Today the industry is valued at $11 billion, but what's most impressive is the rate at which it has grown. Are you a regular consumer of almond milk? This product, which comes from the almond tree, has become famous in trendy cafes, in the diets of vegetarians, or people who cannot consume products with lactose. Despite how pleasant it may taste, you should know that the cost to produce it is very high, and it mainly impacts beekeepers and the bees they work with. It is estimated that between 50 billion bees have died in the winter of 2018 and 2019 alone. Almond production is based mainly in the Central Valley of California, this industry is currently valued at 11 billion dollars, but what is most impressive is the rate at which it has grown. To get an idea, only in the year 2000, the almond trees occupied 500 thousand hectares in the valley. By 2018, the increase was significantly exponential as the area they covered had minimally doubled. Today, the almond ...

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