After Sonoma County fires, beekeepers prepare for difficult winter

[dealmaker]

Nationwide, bee pollination contributes about $30 billion to our economy. The USDA categorizes bees as livestock. They are as essential to us as water and oxygen, or nearly so.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/7598102-181/after-sonoma-county-fires-beekeepers?artslide=0

 

[mlawson71]

I never knew that beekeepers travelled to rent their hives for crop pollination. That puts the loss of bee colonies in an even worse light.

 

[Cuddles]

Nationwide, bee pollination contributes about $30 billion to our economy. The USDA categorizes bees as livestock. They are as essential to us as water and oxygen, or nearly so.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/7598102-181/after-sonoma-county-fires-beekeepers?artslide=0

Alright, let's not go overboard here

 

[mlawson71]

I don't know, they pollinate large swaths of crops that feed the human population. Without pollination there won't be any food, including feed for the livestock.

 

[gwb-trading]

Keep in mind that outside of the Somona area, bee-keepers seem to be having a much better year than recent years in the U.S. - There is an increased awareness about the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on bees and the rate of colony collapse has dropped.

 

[Cuddles]

I don't know, they pollinate large swaths of crops that feed the human population. Without pollination there won't be any food, including feed for the livestock.

I get that, and in no way want to belittle the disaster that comes from losing bees, but it takes a hell of a lot more effort to make oxygen or water is all.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_570404b3e4b083f5c6092ba9/amp