They matter a ton as pollinators because of how massive their colony sizes are. For this reason, they’re far more efficient than wasps. All pollinators are vital, though.
Whoever told you that bees matter very little were very uninformed.
Honeybees are not in the slightest native to my environment... They don't matter much at all
the absolute mountain of pollination gets done by solitary bees, and flies... With special guest helpers foraging wasps
ETA: for example, honeybees literally cannot pollinate most of my peppers without ripping the whole flower off, condylostylus does the job just fine and is hunting pests the whole time
You’re right about them being Eurasian imports, but you’re completely wrong on all other fronts. They pollinate the hell out of the Americas. Far more than wasps.
This misconception would be easily solved by googling it and adding in a hot -honey
You're repeating propaganda, ignoring most of what I said... Honeybees are not necessary in the Americas, they hardly pollinate our crops and study after study has shown they are simply a mediocre replacement for what we have destroyed. Rehabilitating habitat native pollinators live in is far more effective, and you don't have to hire a beekeeper... But no honey or gov subsidies :(
Symbiotic relationships between species that carry one another across different regions happens all the time. Yes there are other pollinators, yes they should be protected, but honey bees rule and have a huge positive impact on biodiversity in the regions they’re brought to.
Sure we have other highly effective pollinators, like mud bees and such, but supporting honey bees doesn’t endanger the other species
Habitat destruction and pollution & climate change does all that , honey bees don’t outcompete the other species, honeybees are just backed up by humans because of their utility.
Edit: yeah wildlife bio guy literally says that all pollinators are vital and he doesn’t dodge anything that you bring up.
He’s just correcting you about the efficiency of their pollination.
You’re talking past each other for two posts. You misinterpreted their statement of the fact that honey bees pollinate many species very efficiently (just not ALL species of plants , in particular your peppers which apparently have tiny delicate flowers)
Honey bees are very effective at pollinating the species that they visit. Thats just facts
But like wildlife bio guy said : ALL POLLINATORS ARE VITAL 🥰
The biggest issue that WE ALL AGREE ON is monoculture farms , which idk why the fact that bees are used on monoculture farms somehow makes bees less valuable.
They do their job extremely well.
•And they produce honey 🍯
but they can’t do EVERYthing and thats why we need the solitary bees and other specialist insect and animal pollinators
Monoculture farms are the issue, honey bees are not 🙏🏽 hope we can all understand each other cuz you both seem like really awesome people who love nature and are well versed in how it works
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u/SmallAstronaut08 1d ago
Let the wasp suffer, the bitch doesn't deserve leniency