• @rayyy
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    52 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
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      52 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.

    • @AnUnusualRelic
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      32 months ago

      Luckily, thanks to the magic of modern chemistry, we managed to mostly get rid of those damn bugs.