However, bees are now in danger of extinction as they may be suffering from a serious colony collapse disorder. “Bee pollination is responsible for more than $15 billion in increased crop values ​​each year.” Some factors that can cause this colony collapse disorder are pathogens such as nosema which is a pathogenic intestinal fungus, Israel Acute Paralysis Virus and many unknown others. Parasites are also a possibility of colony collapse disorder as are management stressors such as poor nutrition due to bee overcrowding and environmental stressors, “Such stressors include the impact of pollen/nectar scarcity, lack of diversity in nectar/pollen, the availability of only pollen/nectar with low nutritional value and limited access to water or access only to contaminated water. Stressors also include accidental or intentional exposure to pesticides at lethal or sub-lethal levels.” The number of honey bee colonies has declined from 5 million in the 1940s to an alarming 2.5 million today. Even in typical times when bees normally die, the number of bees dying exceeds any number ever recorded in history. Without these insects, the quantity of produce in our grocery stores could decrease significantly, leaving us with very little that is natural and nutritious