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Key statement: > The real problem is that populations of these native bees are declining due to pesticide overuse, climate change, and rampant development that
by bjelkeman-again 7y ago
Key statement:
> The real problem is that populations of these native bees are declining due to pesticide overuse, climate change, and rampant development that destroy insect habitats.
Add agricultural mono culture. I am a beekeeper, and when people talk about saving the bees, then the above is more or less what I tell them.
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- tptacek 7y agoSerious question: as a beekeeper, aren't you a part of this problem? The bees you're keeping are themselves an invasive monoculture that is outcompeting native pollinators, and puts demands on acres and acres of surrounding flora, which is a point this article makes.
- Enginerrrd 7y agoIn a lot of situations there just aren't native pollinators that would be able to step in for a particular crop the way European honey bees do.
- bjelkeman-again 7y agoWe are also working with the community to increase the conditions for other pollinators. Beekeeping is very local, they only fly 3km. But it is true, we don’t need more honey bees where we are so we have decreased the number of hives we have.