tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post9011405204729819402..comments2024-03-22T03:59:39.188-07:00Comments on Dive into Worldbuilding: Interesting discovery about bee collapseJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937390557356997344.post-71777134140787577912010-10-07T16:35:44.081-07:002010-10-07T16:35:44.081-07:00I certainly hope they can save the honeybees.One t...I certainly hope they can save the honeybees.<br><br>One thing that is never mentioned is that honeybees aren't native to America. They were brought over by the colonists. We have enough native bees and other insects to more than adequately pollinate in the natural world. <br><br>The loss of the honeybee, beyond the honey, is bad for the giant factory farms and petrochemical farming (non-organic) because these farms' tactics are to kill every insect, good or bad, grow thousands of acres of one product with no attempt at biodiversity or attracting native insects, then haul in a bunch of honey bee hives to do the pollination. <br><br>If the honey bee disappears, we won't starve, the native plants will do just fine, and the giant farms may actually have to start working with Mother Nature rather than against her.Marilynn Byerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720129999636676998noreply@blogger.com