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US: Why does almond milk production threaten bees?

Almond Milk
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United States
Published Jun 5, 2021

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Almond milk has gained popularity as a healthy, plant-based alternative, however the process to make it puts the survival of bees at risk. Here we tell you why.

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More and more alternatives are emerging to reduce or eliminate dairy and meat products from our lives, a great example of this is milk or vegetable drinks, for example, in the United States alone the consumption of almond milk increased 250% during the last 5 years, however, this is not as good as it sounds. Almond milk is actually an almond drink or water, as it does not come from a producer animal, but from the Prunus Dulcis tree, better known as almond tree. This tree is grown in different regions of the world, but one of the most important is the Valley of California; According to The Guardian newspaper, 80% of the production comes from this place. The problem is that in order to produce almond milk, thousands of almond trees need to be grown and those in charge of pollinating them are bees. In the United States up to a third of bee populations are raised for commercial uses like this. In addition to the irresponsible use of pesticides for agriculture, bees suffer from ...
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