英语翻译MembersoftheEuropeanParliamenthavejoinedagrowingchorusurgingactiontosavetheworld'sthreatenedbeepopulations.AsEuropebusinessreporterBenShoreexplains,thephenomenonisfarmoreseriousthansimplyariseinhoneypri
英语翻译
MembersoftheEuropeanParliamenthavejoinedagrowingchorusurgingactiontosavetheworld'sthreatenedbeepopulations.
AsEuropebusinessreporterBenShoreexplains,thephenomenonisfarmoreseriousthansimplyariseinhoneyprices.
IntheplushsurroundingsoftheEuropeanParliamentinStrasbourg,acontinentalbreakfastisacommonsight.Between07:30and11:00thevariouseateriesaroundthebuildingchurnoutcoffee,almondcroissantsandorangejuiceatanimpressiverate.
ButacloudhangsoverthefutureofthismostEuropeanofinstitutions.Thatcloudistheworryingdeclineinbeepopulations.
Beesnotonlyproducehoney,theypollinatemanyoftheplantsandvegetationwhichwethengoontoconsume.
Andthecontinentalbreakfast?Well,beespollinatealmondtrees,soifbeesweretodieout,thealmondfillingforourcroissantswoulddisappear.Theone-eurocupofcoffeewouldsuddenlyrocketinprice,aswouldtheorangejuice,becausebeespollinatethemajorityofcoffeeplantsandorangetrees.
Evenmilkwouldbemoredifficulttocomeby,becausebeespollinatemosttypesofanimalfeed,andthealternativesdairyfarmerswouldhavetouse,probablycereals,arefarmoreexpensive.