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‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Without beekeeping, wild bees wouldn't be in danger.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah yes, because we're not deforesting and clearing land previously habitat for wild bees land at a high rate, and filling that land with suburbs and car parks or agricultural monocultures & pesticides.

It's just beekeeping that's causing issues.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I was talking about the virus but there is more to it:

The best way to help bees? Don’t become a beekeeper like I did

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

at the very least they could stop putting hives on trucks and hauling them between orchards for pollination