He looks like a tardigrade
Always remember that if you’ve got a bee suit on and you feel water going up your back it’s a bee
And if you’ve got a scuba suit on and you feel the moon hit your eye that’s a moray.
And when you’re cruising in a Chevy and you feel something heavy, diarrhea Cha cha
Footsies!!!
Saving beekeeper profits*
Honeybees fuck over native bees and other pollinators and destroy ecosystems.
I don’t have enough experience in this field, but I found that a lot of beekeepers are great advocates for the other bees and pollinators. Stressors that affect the honeybees affect other pollinators, and the future of their business depends on having the ecosystem intact.
Similar to other fields (fishing comes to mind), I’d imagine that there are people that farm sustainably/advocate well, and there are those that selfishly put their own needs ahead of others.
Overall this story sounds like a good thing, and I hope it helps all the pollinators out there. At the very least, it might further our understanding of diseases so we can prevent outbreaks in the future
You’re right that keeping European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), even though they are introduced/invasive to North America, isn’t usually detrimental to native pollinators. However, Apis is in no way in danger; they are an agricultural livestock.
Point is, saying you’re “saving the bees” by keeping honey bee hives is like saying you’re “saving the birds” by keeping chickens. Weird flex, but okay.
