• quartz242 [she/her]M
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    4 years ago

    If you take their honey before winter/flower die off they will die,it's their food

    • 90u9y8gb9t86vytv97g [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      It's often replaced with plain sugar water which causes malnutrition and die-off.

      European domesticated honeybees also outcompete endemic NA bee species, so they are invasive and a net negative to the environment.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clMNw_VO1xo

      "Beekeeping is good" is marketing by the honey industry, not environmental organizations. Orgs recommend planting flowers for native bees.