French rains drench bees and their habitats

Extreme rains in Northern Europe are having an impact on some of the smallest European Union constituents: insects.

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00:00Heavy rains and lower temperatures are saturating bee colonies and their habitats in France.

00:09In Saint-Selves, southwestern France, one beekeeper says June is meant to be a honey

00:14flow month.

00:16But few hives are filled with the nectar-seeking insects.

00:20Four years ago, the European Commission adopted its 10-year biodiversity strategy, aiming

00:36to put the continent's natural environment on a path to recovery by 2030.

00:42The plan features bee targets, including halting and reversing the decline of pollinators.

00:49But experts warn that without addressing climate change, pesticides and habitat loss, these

00:54important winged critters could disappear for good.