492.Experts say the bee population is getting smaller because of climate change and other human-caused(1)
( activity ).We are building houses and cities on land where they live,and using chemicals (2)
are killing them.Last winter,U.S.beekeepers (3)
(lose ) almost 40% of their colonies (蜂群). Thiele, (4)
beekeeper,says the usual ways people raise honey bees(5)
( be ) bad for their health.He rejects the white boxes that (6)
(tradition ) beekeepers use.He also refuses to use chemicals,smoke or protective clothing when he works with bees.He touches them(7)
his bare hands.Thiele says his hives (蜂巢)are both a way to save bees and a personal project. While bees crawled (爬)over his hands and arms he said, "It feels so close and I feel how (8)
(deep) we belong and how important it is (9)
(keep) them safe from harm." He added that honey bees show how fragile life is.He made a(10)
(far) remark, "As if they are really mirroring where we are on this time on this planet."