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Honeybees squeezing out wild pollinators, study finds
Original: Honeybees are barging aside wild pollinators in hunt for pollen and nectar, study finds https://www. theguardian.com/env
A new study reported by the Guardian finds that honeybees are aggressively competing with wild pollinators, muscling them aside in the search for pollen and nectar. The findings raise concerns that managed honeybee colonies, often promoted for agriculture, may be harming native bee and insect populations that share the same flowering resources, prompting debate among conservationists about how pollination should be managed.
Why now: The new research challenges the common assumption that honeybees are uniformly good for the environment, prompting debate among nature and conservation communities.
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- Honeybees are barging aside wild pollinators in hunt for pollen and nectar, study finds https://www. theguardian.com/environment/20 26/oct/17/honeybees-are-barging-aside-wild-pollinators-in-hunt-for-pollen-and-nectar-study-finds # nature # environment # insects # bees #… · Dragofix@veganism.social · 5
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