Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Colony collapse disorder" in English language version.
Our surveys, ... indicate that HFCS is NOT, in many cases, a factor. It may contribute (as another stressor), but we've got beekeepers who have never fed HFCS with the CCD problem. We have bees that had great stores of honey and natural pollen, STRONG bee populations, and the bees crashed with CCD. And feeding with sucrose does not necessarily protect the bees from CCD.
The FAO estimated the number of bee colonies worldwide to be around 101.6 million in 2021. Compared to 1990, this corresponded to an increase of 47%
Our surveys, ... indicate that HFCS is NOT, in many cases, a factor. It may contribute (as another stressor), but we've got beekeepers who have never fed HFCS with the CCD problem. We have bees that had great stores of honey and natural pollen, STRONG bee populations, and the bees crashed with CCD. And feeding with sucrose does not necessarily protect the bees from CCD.
Pollination services are provided both by wild, free-living organisms (mainly bees, but also to name a few many butterflies, moths and flies), and by commercially managed bee species. Bees are the predominant and most economically important group of pollinators in most geographical regions.