Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system
Americaâs bees and beekeepers are losing a valuable ally just when they need its help most.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre agricultural research station in Maryland that is home to the nationâs premier bee research and disease diagnosis hub, the Beltsville Bee Research Lab.
The closure comes at a critical moment for bees. In winter 2025, many beekeepers lost over half their operations as pesticide-resistant varroa mites spread, bringing deadly viruses. The losses have led to low honey production, and soaring fuel costs have made shipping bees cross-country for agricultural pollination increasingly expensive, further stressing the industry.
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nationâs premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resour
Trump is a Russian asset. The US presidency is a tech-oligarch asset, and an Israeli asset. The tech-oligarchs all follow the Peter Thiel philosphy that there must be climate change, there must be food shortages, and that the world is overpopulated so the only way to fix things is have mass die-offs (of humans). The Israelis believe they can sacrifice anyone and anything in pursuit of their goals (Greater Israel area), and Putin wants to break US economic power. All of these choices are designed specifically to hurt the US.
This is one more step in that process.
