• TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    All the solar panels, ARs, and “Patriot” food kits won’t prep them for when the pollinators die off.

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      2 months ago

      Did you know that honeybees were not in America until they were brought here from Europe? Many other flies and bees did the pollination previously.

      • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        That specific species of honeybee wasn’t in the Americas. There were native species that are being outcompeted and dying out.

        “Killer” bees are an example of a native honeybee species.