• Droggelbecher@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Honeybees are unfortunately only a very small part of pollinators. There’s a LOT of other bees, as well as other insects that pollinate. And honeybees even often outcompete native pollinators, which is bad for biodiversity.

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    16 days ago

    Pretty sure it could also be the result of changes in allowed substances sprayed on crops, fields, and forestry during management or harvesting, as well as industry adoption of those standards.

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    16 days ago

    That’s a headline with some sting! Bee the change you want to see! I bet the dad-journalists are called in when anything has to do with bees.