Letter to the Editor: It’s Time to Think Beyond the Honeybee

Letter to the editor: It’s time to think beyond the honeybee - Lynnwood Today

Editor: Supporting honeybees to address pollinator decline is like being concerned about birds and deciding to raise chickens. Nothing wrong with chickens — or honeybees — but neither address the threats facing our native species. North America has over 4,000 species of native bees, and none of them live in large hives. They include mason bees, iridescent sweat bees, leaf cutter bees, miner bees, and my favorite, bumblebees. Honeybees, a Europea…

Letter to the editor: It’s time to think beyond the honeybee

Editor: Supporting honeybees to address pollinator decline is like being concerned about birds and deciding to raise chickens. Nothing wrong with chickens — or honeybees — but neither address the […]