Beekeepers around Europe are in a difficult situation due to farming policies. In the last decades, these European policies, and particularly the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), have promoted agricultural intensification, severely affecting the bees' wellbeing. From now on, pesticides and the rarefaction of resources are the norm. The CAP's future agenda doesn't add anything new for advancement. Beekeepers are tired from political decisions. Experts and professionals from Germany, Spain and France explain the causes of this disarray.
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