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Background

Honeybees are responsible for the development of 71 out of 100 crucial crops that supply the globe with food every year With the lack of honeybees the world is posed with a potential issue of the disappearance of not only this organism but food sources that supply humans and animals with nutrients as a result.A cycle can be seen once these crops decline and the overall effect can be observed regarding the disappearance of crops have on other aspects of life. A huge example of this is seen when “in the US, bee activities across apple orchards, pumpkin patches, and alfalfa farms – among a variety of others – generate $15 billion a year ." Without that $15 billion the United States would take a large hit economically among other things. With the lack of crops being fertilized by the honeybees comes a lack of production. This causes a direct effect on the economy due to crops not being sold and farmers not making any money whether this be on the commercial scale or not. Backyard beekeepers produce 40% of all honey worldwide. Beehive management issues resulting in colony losses are a major concern for backyard beekeepers. According to a 2014–15 national survey, backyard beekeepers lost 52% and commercial beekeepers lost 32% of colonies. Backyard beekeepers face more colony losses in the winter than in the summer, but for commercial beekeepers there is not much variation in loss by season. Roughly 22% of backyard beekeepers have identified starvation as one of the main causes for colony losses. Honey bee starvation is an especially challenging problem for beginning beekeepers. Starvation may be caused by unfavorable weather, disease, long distance transportation or depleting food reserve. Starvation may be avoided by effective monitoring of hives and disease prevention measures.

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Starvation affects Social Behaviors Social behavior between genders is seen within the honeybees when starvation increase and is seen in a study that , “ When food is abundant, surplus is stored and brood rearing increases. In contrast, when food is scarce, the colonies limit food consumption by cannibalizing young brood, ostracizing males, and restricting egg production (Atkins et al., 1975). “ Because of the affected social behaviors this directly effects reproduction as well. https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/219/7/949/17782/Starvation-stress-during-larval-development

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