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In reply to the discussion: America suddenly has a record number of bees. What happened to colony collapse? [View all]
Zeitghost
(4,467 posts)63. There are fewer farms and farmers
But they are larger, so the same or more acreage is being farmed.
When small farmers sell out, larger farmers are almost always the buyers.
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America suddenly has a record number of bees. What happened to colony collapse? [View all]
former9thward
Apr 2024
OP
My one daughter started keeping bees semi-pro. Apparently, a bunch of hobbyists are starting to do it too.
TheBlackAdder
Apr 2024
#30
I think they linked collapse to pesticides too. Maybe farmers stopped using some of them?
Takket
Apr 2024
#6
Roundup/glyphosate isn't an insecticide, it's an herbicide. Nicotinoid insecticides were believed to be one of the main
Martin68
Apr 2024
#45
Oh no! Migrant bees polluting the genuine American ones? The horror of it! Build a 1000 ft tall wall to keep 'em out.
Wonder Why
Apr 2024
#11
The USA will no longer accept non-Aryan bees. Alien bee traffickers are ungodly
Ping Tung
Apr 2024
#47
And don't forget LIFE! No bees, no pollination, no fruit, no animals...... you should get the point!
usaf-vet
Apr 2024
#9
if you want a fun hobby, you can actually find their hive by following them....
getagrip_already
Apr 2024
#32
In some areas, honeybees are crowding out other native bees, to the detriment of the plants those native bees pollinate.
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2024
#15
but if not visited by honey bees, would they be visited by any polinator?
getagrip_already
Apr 2024
#60
Our native bees are still under great threat. Protect them you also protect the European honey bees too.
Botany
Apr 2024
#18
Technically, they are feral. European honeybees are nonnative livestock, essentially.
hatrack
Apr 2024
#56