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bluebadoo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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  • stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    “Only”.

    80% of crops grown in the US are pollinated by honey bees.. If you think grocery prices are bad now…

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  • bluebadoo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Why would the bee enthusiasts cull honey bees?

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    • griefreeze@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Because the aren’t native, would be my guess

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      • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        That’s really interesting and I’d love to read more

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  • ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Do you like food? We use bees to grow that

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    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You don’t need honey bees to grow food.

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