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Beekeeping at airports
- yawz 12y agoThis is interesting, not only because it gives more opportunity to do urban-beekeeping but also because it creates more public awareness. As I'm getting ready to have my first hives, I can say that beekeeping is not as easy as it used to be, even as recent as 10-15 years ago. There are many things that contribute to the decline of honey bee population and other pollinators' (hundreds of other bee species, butterflies, etc.): the top one is probably the "Systemics" (e.g. Neonicotinoids). "Monocultures", "climate change" and certain industrial practices probably follow closely.
- jmhobbs 12y agoIt's a bit old, but "The Beekeepers Lament" is a wonderful book about the realities of honey bees in America. http://www.amazon.com/Beekeepers-Lament-Billion-Honey-America-ebook/dp/B004FEF6HO/ http://www.amazon.com/Beekeepers-Lament-Billion-Honey-Americ...
- sandGorgon 12y agoisnt there an increase in bird density because of bees ? I thought that would classify as aircraft endangerment
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- wtbob 12y agoI'd wonder what the effect of bees concentrating the byproducts of combustion in their honey would be.