Honey bees are like the dairy cows of the insect/pollinator world - mostly take resources from the native bees and other pollinators, as well as introducing and spreading diseases.
Really convenient that the worries about the bees dying out, just so happened to massively push for protections for the one bee that is (directly) profitable to humans (honey bees).
Unfortunately, wild bees do not produce honey for humans, and therefore most people and/or corporations will not put in the effort to save them. They only do useless things like allowing plants to reproduce to produce oxygen.
It’s one of the best ways to help and, selfishly, is one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever done. The insect diversity in my yard is bonkers. And it cascades like crazy, my native yard is only about 6 years old but even by year three, I was seeing insects I didn’t know existed and then birds start showing up that I don’t know and it goes and goes and it’s amazing
I hate that my city requires you to have a lawn. Anything over 6" and it has to cut down. You can do all rocks but too many weeds grow and I'm not plucking all that all spring and summer.
Exactly why involvement with local governments is so important. The crusty assholes on most city councils hold back development and progress because they want everyone to conform to their cookie cutter view of tradition.
Yes, wildlife conservationists will not be satisfied until all domestic animals are dead. The Bee movie was too powerful and created too much sympathy for honey bees and overstated their role as pollinators so we must act quickly
We need to do specific things for native bees. Like plant plants they're specialized towards, or building/protecting habitat for them. A lot of them live alone in burrows they dig themselves
The simple solution would be to plant more flowering plants. Grass lawns and monoculture crops offer limited pollen to be shared between honey bees and local pollinators.
CPNZ | 6 hours ago
Honey bees are like the dairy cows of the insect/pollinator world - mostly take resources from the native bees and other pollinators, as well as introducing and spreading diseases.
laix_ | 2 hours ago
Really convenient that the worries about the bees dying out, just so happened to massively push for protections for the one bee that is (directly) profitable to humans (honey bees).
Unfortunately, wild bees do not produce honey for humans, and therefore most people and/or corporations will not put in the effort to save them. They only do useless things like allowing plants to reproduce to produce oxygen.
mycall | 15 minutes ago
TIL no cows are native to the United States, dairy or native.
Cuck_Boy | 5 hours ago
There’s an anti-bee movement now?
Maudibsflatass | 5 hours ago
No. That’s not what that says.
Native bees and native pollinators are more important AND do things for the ecosystem.
Honey bees are taking resources and are not native(to much of the world), they are becoming(are already) invasive.
If native pollinators are displaced/die off, honey bees will not save us.
It’s actually a more pro bee movement. Duh
Chill--Cosby | 4 hours ago
How do we help the native bees?
Peripatetictyl | 4 hours ago
Native plants, and ones that flower at different times of the year.
Maudibsflatass | 3 hours ago
Grow native.
Leave leaves.
Kill your lawn
Grow native
Grow native
Grow native.
It’s one of the best ways to help and, selfishly, is one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever done. The insect diversity in my yard is bonkers. And it cascades like crazy, my native yard is only about 6 years old but even by year three, I was seeing insects I didn’t know existed and then birds start showing up that I don’t know and it goes and goes and it’s amazing
naughtycal11 | 3 hours ago
I hate that my city requires you to have a lawn. Anything over 6" and it has to cut down. You can do all rocks but too many weeds grow and I'm not plucking all that all spring and summer.
djaleister_ | 2 hours ago
Exactly why involvement with local governments is so important. The crusty assholes on most city councils hold back development and progress because they want everyone to conform to their cookie cutter view of tradition.
woodworker_junkie | 2 hours ago
Ngl that sounds dystopic asf
naughtycal11 | 2 hours ago
You can plant some native plants and let them grow but they need to be in raised beds and can't be more than 25% of the lawn.
AugustusClaximus | an hour ago
I hate my HOA I’m forced to maintain and chemically sterilize my yard to grow grass that does not want to grow where I live
Machievelliearoni | 5 hours ago
So we need to go out and start killing bees?
Maudibsflatass | 3 hours ago
Idk how to even respond to this.
Machievelliearoni | 3 hours ago
On it. Got a few dozen so far.
Formal_Tea_4694 | 4 hours ago
Motherfucker its called biodiversity
plmbob | 3 hours ago
Yes, wildlife conservationists will not be satisfied until all domestic animals are dead. The Bee movie was too powerful and created too much sympathy for honey bees and overstated their role as pollinators so we must act quickly
walksonfourfeet | 3 hours ago
‘barging aside’ ?
Everlast17 | an hour ago
'Straight booty bumping' - some AI probably.
Serris9K | 2 hours ago
We need to do specific things for native bees. Like plant plants they're specialized towards, or building/protecting habitat for them. A lot of them live alone in burrows they dig themselves
Eli_1988 | 4 hours ago
Yup, ive watched honey bees harrass native bees till they leave a flower.
They will literally repeatedly land on native bees or try to push them repeatedly. Wild to see
ReasonableRaccoon8 | 3 hours ago
The simple solution would be to plant more flowering plants. Grass lawns and monoculture crops offer limited pollen to be shared between honey bees and local pollinators.
Dorjechampa_69 | 5 hours ago
Honey bees are an invasive species here in N America. Of course there are repercussions.
Maudibsflatass | 5 hours ago
I mean duh!