01652cam a2200301 i 4500 151333387 TxAuBib 20140108120000.0 130311s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012046913 9781467705929 hbk. $29.27 1467705926 hbk. $29.27 TxAuBib rda Markle, Sandra. The case of the vanishing honey bees : a scientific mystery / Sandra Markle. Minneapolis, Minn : Millbrook Press, [2014] 48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. It's a mystery -- If honeybees are in trouble, we're in trouble! -- What is killing the honeybees? -- Will the future be sweet? "Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce fruit. But large numbers of honeybees are disappearing every year ... and no one knows why. Is a fungus kill ing them? Could a poor diet be the cause? What about changes to bees' natural habitat? In this real-life science mystery,scientists and beekeepers are working to answer these questions ... and save the world's honeybees before it's too late. 8-18. 20140108. Honeybee. Health Juvenile literature. Honeybee. Juvenile literature.