Beehives on a Cliff Wall Are Protected against Predators and Pesticides

A excessive mountain in China turns into a protected haven for the declining bugs

A beekeeper checks beehives on the cliff in Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in central China’s province of Hubei on April 27, 2015. Credit rating: Jie Zhao Getty Photos

Bees kind no longer on the total buzz spherical wood hives 4,000 feet above sea stage, but keepers have positioned about 700 bee colonies at that high on the side of a mountain in Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in China’s Hubei Province. Asian honeybee populations were terrified. On the excessive cliff wall, nevertheless, they are protected from predators and other hazards, much like pesticides. The hive bins also attract wild bees to advance abet and resolve. The keepers scale the cliff utilizing rope ladders to take a look at on the hives and rating the honey.

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