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People are worried about the wrong bees. Hundreds of native bee species are in decline - possibly due to pesticides and loss of habitat. An enormous number of

by rpenm 9y ago

People are worried about the wrong bees. Hundreds of native bee species are in decline - possibly due to pesticides and loss of habitat. An enormous number of plants - including many crops - are dependent on native bees for pollination.

sametmax 9y ago
Don't worry, the people selling you the products killing the bees will soon sell you a solution to pollinate your crop without bees.
- amelius 9y ago
  Drones? That dystopian future is closer than we thought.
  - seszett 9y ago
    The sixth episode of the third season of Black Mirror has drones performing the jobs of bees. I think it's quite relevant to the general public of HN (like most Black Mirror episodes, actually).