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bluebadoo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Specifically, honey bees (Apis mellifera). Native bees that aren’t colony dwellers may not be impacted the same by the mites.
Comment on We are so cooked
bluebadoo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Specifically, honey bees (Apis mellifera). Native bees that aren’t colony dwellers may not be impacted the same by the mites.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Who cares then, aren’t they only useful for monocropping large farms? Most US bee enthusiasts would instantly cull every honey bee if they could.
bluebadoo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Personally, I care because I love honey, farm grown food, and they are a poster child for all bees. Without them, there is certainly a lot less care for native bees. While yes they are primarily important for large monocropped farms, that’s your food. Like, so much of your food. Natuu is very bee populations aren’t sufficient or interested in pollinating our food crops, so yes we should really care.
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Why would the bee enthusiasts cull honey bees?
griefreeze@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Because the aren’t native, would be my guess
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
That’s really interesting and I’d love to read more
ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 2 months ago
Do you like food? We use bees to grow that
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
You don’t need honey bees to grow food.