'Bee sanctuaries' are springing up across San Francisco rooftops to combat their population's steady decline

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<p>‘A mber of Sa Fra cisco hotels say that they are oi g their part to stem falli g pop latio s of ho eybees, by co str cti g rooftop sa ct aries for the critical polli ati g i sects. Seve l x ry hotels i the city ow provi e hive space for millio s of bees.</p>
<p>Global ho eybee mbers have falle by a alarmi g 70 perce t i the past 70 years, e to a combi atio of stressors that seem to have worse e i rece t eca es.</p>
<p>“Whe I starte almost 50 years ago, if I lost two or three perce t of my bees a year, that was like, ‘What’s goi g o ?'” sai Spe cer Marshall, ow a beekeeper at Sa Fra cisco’s Fairmo t Hotel. “Now yo lose 50, 60 perce t. A it’s ot s stai able.”‘</p>
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