Beemageddon

Quick meaning: Beemageddon is a noun meaning (informal) The widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

Now, a new study has pinpointed some of the probable causes of bee deaths and the rather scary results show that averting beemageddon will be much more difficult than previously thought.

The harrowing mystery of CCD [colony collapse disorder] carried on for the next two years, spawning documentaries, reports from major news networks, magazine features, and various “Beemageddon” hoopla surrounding the bees' steady decline […]

You've probably heard about Beemageddon. Over the past few years, colony collapse disorder – thought to be brought on by a pernicious combination of overwork, bad weather, pesticides and infestations of parasitic varroa mites – has been threatening to wipe out honeybees all over the world, and with them many of our food crops.

Synonyms for beemageddon

Depending on context, synonyms include beepocalypse.

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