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"beekeepers typically make more money from renting out their bees for pollination than they do from producing honey"https://t.co/1vlgJuY0gc
"in some parts of China, hand pollination can actually cost less than renting bees to pollinate crops."https://t.co/1nQnPuQTDC
"Another benefit of Osmia lignaria over honey bees is they are all pollen gatherers" -> BOBs taken muh jerbs?https://t.co/qxjnbdGDO5
"indicating harmful effects on honey bees caused by agrochemicals previously believed to be innocuous"https://t.co/KwWA38IBlM
So, chemical doesn't kill adult bees used for pollinating, but fucks over the visiting hive's queen for next year?https://t.co/cb35YCwCoS https://t.co/owfJqn85BL
I'm starting to suspect introducing bee semen isn't going to solve all of our bee problem?https://t.co/YOFhZCv1E2
It's lower in China for (Varro mite adapted) bees, but still see losses in range of 20% for non-commercial beekeeps.https://t.co/YosJMgfhVj https://t.co/D4qmHveIXZ
If that pesticide ends up getting in bee noses, maybe these bee genes will perform better? https://t.co/dIyUc1m7Pl https://t.co/trHeRdokts
Then... Why is honey so damn expensive? https://t.co/YrwUcBN2Yf
Why do we need fancy bee semen when we could just avoid obstructing the evolved behaviors that fight Varroa Mites? 😂https://t.co/Y7CHluM5a5
Does anyone know when humans realized that bees help crops grow? I suspect it happened multiple times in history.https://t.co/ODBr6kcygP
"how do we feed ourselves without wiping out bees and other wildlife?" talk by @DaveGoulson https://t.co/lOusELmTVA (h/t @notbadscience)
"Which pollen makes bees dance?"https://t.co/0w89yheWFx
"ample evidence that bumble bees can learn to identify rewarding flowers after only a handful of foraging bouts"https://t.co/vFLhOpUTQI https://t.co/A5ETk5J0Qr
"Diminished coffee suitability and bee richness [...] however, occur in 34–51% of other areas" Nooooo! 😢https://t.co/MDBYYIHZPn
Let's centralize the industry of food production; what could go wrong?https://t.co/kUCdqiddqW
How fucked are we on a scale of 1 to 10?https://t.co/fX5UmBjbrK
On a scale of 1 to 10? Maybe a 7?https://t.co/IDwLo97Als
Or how about a 9?https://t.co/LxKTgpTN1z https://t.co/7miyOa52wa
Rent seeking by DRM'ing crops via regulatory capture.Polluting science & popular discourse via propaganda.Molochhttps://t.co/gi5RcpK5tN
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Acceleration: buying poison flowers to replace the loss of meadow flower diversity that came with the rise of lawns.https://t.co/PS0F1xpHhk https://t.co/AfkzDnNXEP
Damn, we *really* have it out for bees, huh?https://t.co/ixK8AVPNY9
April 2016: hah bee semen is funny you guys!November 2017: i'm sure everything is fine...https://t.co/JKff4UPGoD
Adding context to this tweet: DDT is also safe for humans. You could eat the stuff and be mostly fine.https://t.co/3MtMNEUKW0
Can someone tell me what mechanism this operates on?https://t.co/XC7Aej7RxcOh wait, I know. ITS THE GOD DAMN MICROBIOME being killed by glyphosate.https://t.co/mtGKxLImp7
Essay on the nature of bee keeping - covers the scope and space of the industry. Scathing commentary on hobby farmers.https://t.co/yWJytKm3U0 https://t.co/iPvau6Phx3
Why do I know so much about bees?1) They're basically flying ants2) Minecraft has a bee keeping mod3) This guy's videos are really awesome: https://t.co/atmRHWsnTB4) I'm a nerd.
5) I have a google alert for "bee semen" and its the best.https://t.co/vDGF2jzPAP