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You missed it. The latter half of the article is about the difference between captive honeybees and wild ones, and also how the population has only increased du
by ricardobeat 3y ago
You missed it. The latter half of the article is about the difference between captive honeybees and wild ones, and also how the population has only increased due to aggressive expansion to counter colonies dying from disease and yellowjackets.
> Grames said the consensus holds that pollinators, like all insects, are in decline — losing probably 1 to 2 percent a year.
- aeternum 3y agoWhat if the cycle is simply due to predator/prey dynamics? More captive honeybees mean more well-fed yellowjackets and thus more predatory pressure on both captive and wild honeybees. https://www2.nau.edu/lrm22/lessons/predator_prey/predator_prey.html https://www2.nau.edu/lrm22/lessons/predator_prey/predator_pr...