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[Irish_Dem]

1. Nothing is safe from the Trump wrecking ball.

[indusurb]

2. Part of this, a large part, is on the commercial beekeepers

They truck their hive all around the country to whatever farm is paying for their pollination services. They then let these disoriented bees, far from home, out to go feed on an unbalanced diet, be it almond, apple, or whatever crop needs to be pollinated. Between the hardships of long distance travel and being fed one mono diet after another for weeks and months on end, it is no wonder that the bees suffer and die. Penned up, breathing exhaust fumes, not getting a balanced diet, auto immune deficiencies and diseases take their toll.

Yes, there are other major factors involved, pesticides, loss of habitat, etc. But if the commercial beekeeping industry would clean up its act, a lot of these problems would be significantly reduced. Perhaps farmers should revert to the old practice of having their own, stationary hives. More costly for them in the short term, perhaps, but muchbetter for the bees.

[mopinko]

5. or leave more native plants btn fields.

i’ve had this convo many times. i call those bees the slave bees.

[vanlassie]

7. This is a perfect example of why business gets regulated.

[Kaleva]

3. Honeybees aren't native and compete with native species

Besides, much of our crops don’t require bees for pollination. Corn is one example.

“WHICH PLANTS ARE SELF-POLLINATING?
Many, but not all, crops are self-pollinating. This includes: beans), broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, corn, kohlrabi, onions, and peppers. Fruit trees also self-pollinate including apples, cherries, peaches, and pears.“

https://martinshomeandgarden.com/what-are-self-pollinating-plants/#:~:text=Which%20Plants%20Are%20Self%2DPollinating,cherries%2C%20peaches%2C%20and%20pears.

[mopinko]

4. and tomatoes, and all root crops.

iirc it’s about 40% that require pollination.

[Kaleva]

6. While certain foods may become scarce, there will be no food shortage

[pansypoo53219]

8. the stupidity BURNS!!!!!!!

next up. monsanto for all.