The Great Honeybee Fallacy

[iris lilies]

There’s an interesting article in the Atlantic that makes a pretty convincing case that honeybees are not in fact threatened as a species. They claim the panic is in large part a cultural artifact. I was surprised to read that, given everything I’ve been told for the last couple of decades.

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/...l-myth/678317/

I heard that a couple of days ago too. We probably were listening to the same source, but I don’t remember where I heard it. Anyway – yes, the moral panic of the day was for once not those Wascally Wepublicans.

I’m not very interested in native plants even though that’s the big trend right now and has been for several years. We are supposed to tear up our lawns, plant natives, and leave the dry sticks, twigs,and ugly leaves until mid June for all the insects and pollinators to consume.

Yeah, I won’t be doing that. I think it’s kind of cool when someone takes their multi acre spread and plants up part of it in natives, but when most people have a small yard, I don’t think it’s good.