• RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works
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    13 hours ago

    There are different kinds of pollinators. Some bees are what is called buzz pollinators, and they are the best pollinators for a whole bunch of different plants. These bees are struggling, partially because we have too many honey bees who are out-competing them.

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      6 hours ago

      Yeah, but when people get dramatic about bees dying they’re almost exclusively talking about the honey bee. A lot of people don’t understand there are other kinds of bee.

      When I look up metrics for bee populations dying I’ve not found anything that talks about bees outside of the honey making industry.