Over-greening Bees In 2018 we were all warned that a third or more of our food supply was being threatened by the struggles facing bees. Europe focused on insect pollinator health, including banning (with exceptions of course) neonicotinoid pesticides as a threat to pollinators. American researchers became focused on Colony Collapse Disorder. Pesticides, parasites, loss of habitat and climate change were all blamed for killing bees and thus the food supply.  Now the New York Times reports that conservationists are trying and mostly failing to combat this widespread belief that honey bees are in danger. The notion that bees were threatened sparked a growth industry for bee colonies that now are threatening other pollinator species. Sc...

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