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Episode: World Bee Day: Bees facing new threats, putting our own survival at risk
Description: Bees are an essential part of our food chain, with more than three-quarters of global crops depending on pollinators. A new report for World Bee Day has highlighted emerging threats that mean the insects could struggle to survive.
Without them, most of our crops would not grow. But the humble bee has been on the decline for decades.
Pesticides and climate change have taken much of the blame for that downward trend.
"If the decline in pollinators continues, we are going to see significant food insecurity, because the amount, the quality and the quantity of yield will reduce. But also...