Meaning of beepocalypse | Babel Free

Definitions

The widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“Yet the media has peddled alarming stories of a “beepocalypse” — a crash in honeybee populations.”

“The numbers suggest Canada's beekeeping industry is in good shape while the Americans are struggling with a “beepocalypse,” but a U.S. expert says the story is more complicated.”

“In the decade since, there's been a boom in beekeeping, with new hives offsetting losses of old hives, staving off the “beepocalypse,” Ellis says.”

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