What happens if bumble bees go extinct?

Honey bees are responsible for $30 billion a year in crops. That’s only the start. We may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the animals that eat those plants and so on up the food chain. Which means a world without bees could struggle to sustain the global human population of 7 billion. read more

It's unlikely, Bolt noted, as there are 4,000 known species of bees in North America alone and about 20,000 species worldwide. "But if all bees did disappear, we'd all be in a world of trouble," he said. read more

Bees fly through their life in search of flowers. They do so to collect pollen, which is a source of protein, for their hive and developing offspring. In the process, a dusting of pollen clings to hairs on the bee’s body, where it is then transferred to the stigmas and stamens of plants. read more