Bee extinction facts

That being said, taking into account information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, recent estimates suggest that there are at least two trillion bees in the world which are being taken care of by beekeepers.

Bees are disappearing . They face many threats, from habitat loss to the use of toxic pesticides. An increase in urban developments means that many of the areas bees once called home no longer exist. Wildflower meadows and other areas with abundant plants are in decline, meaning bees are losing an important food source.

The global bee population is currently between 80 million and 100 million managed beehives.

Due to loss of habitat, disease, pesticides, and climate change, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, Bombus affinis, has been classified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.