Bees are gone

It's blackberry season! Summer fruits depend on pollinators. But where have all the bees gone? 07/27/2015 10:02 AM EDT Blackberries and blueberries. Cherries and peaches. Raspberries and apricots. These and many other summer fruits require pollination by bees. But remove even one bumblebee species from an ecosystem and the effect is swift and clear: Pollination is less effective, and plants produce significantly fewer seeds. That's just one conclusion of scientists studying pollinators and what's happening to these important species across the U.S. and around the world. To find out ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=135785&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=clickThis is an NSF News and Discoveries item.