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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) The widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees..
In the decade since, there's been a boom in beekeeping, with new hives offsetting losses of old hives, staving off the “beepocalypse,” Ellis says.
Yet the media has peddled alarming stories of a “beepocalypse” — a crash in honeybee populations.
The numbers suggest Canada's beekeeping industry is in good shape while the Americans are struggling with a “beepocalypse,” but a U.S. expert says the story is more complicated.
Use beepocalypse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Beepocalypse means (informal) The widespread incidence of colony collapse disorder, feared to portend a coming mass extinction of honeybees..
Common synonyms include beemageddon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the decade since, there's been a boom in beekeeping, with new hives offsetting losses of old hives, staving off the “beepocalypse,” Ellis says.
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