What do colonialists, Nazis, communists, and capitalist agribusiness all have in common? Replacing and suppressing native pollinators - and here's what you can do about it.
An excellent piece, Melinda. I very much enjoyed your many layers of research and references with regards indigenous beekeeping practices, and your powerful counter arguments for the 'bees will save the world' narrative. I also kept bees for nearly 5 years in the UK. And yep, mine also got sick or poisoned and had to be cleaned out. There are few sights more heartbreaking than a hive full of dead bees with their tongues sticking out. It was gutting, and a long way from the 'romantic beekeeper' image social media had sold me. So a learning experience for all that. Anyway, cheers for the post x
This is excellent. Thank you for sharing with us.
An excellent piece, Melinda. I very much enjoyed your many layers of research and references with regards indigenous beekeeping practices, and your powerful counter arguments for the 'bees will save the world' narrative. I also kept bees for nearly 5 years in the UK. And yep, mine also got sick or poisoned and had to be cleaned out. There are few sights more heartbreaking than a hive full of dead bees with their tongues sticking out. It was gutting, and a long way from the 'romantic beekeeper' image social media had sold me. So a learning experience for all that. Anyway, cheers for the post x