Bee deaths increased at an alarming rate in 2012, as high as 50% in some places. The likely culprit is a new class of pesticides being implanted directly into crops instead of sprayed. If the bees are wiped out, so will be the world's main food supply. www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/articles/bees.jpg But don't worry, governments wouldn't let chemical and GMO companies do that just because politicians receive campaign funding from them – would they? http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-03/something-killing-half-americas-bees