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[–] communist 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Note: honeybees are not a native species in the US

[–] ozoned 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is this true? I never knew this. Is there another primary insect in the US that's a pollinator?

[–] communist 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf2-86o5S1o here's a video about it.

The US has countless pollinators.

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[–] sanzky 7 points 1 year ago

it is also not easy to replace them in agriculture. Many wild bees (like mason bees) are incredible better pollinators than honey bees, but most of them are solitary (making them grow in large numbers almost impossible) or pollinate only specific types of plants.

[–] CrimsonOnoscopy 4 points 1 year ago

Other bees - who they can outcompete and kill