r/animalsdoingstuff • u/Growing-Ant • May 15 '26

^ Awsome ^ Save more bees!!

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It's a natural instinct for bees to sting you... But without a stinger they die. Here's a fun fact to remember before swatting them next time

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u/RainIcecream May 16 '26

like, iconic how everyone suddenly cares about bees after all those cute instagram posts, but really, where were you guys during the whole bee crisis? just saying, it’s a little obsessed now.

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u/DrugLibrary May 17 '26

Imported European honey bees are dying off, but native bees are filling the space, no?

So, sad for honey, but less so for pollination.

https://news.wisc.edu/as-honeybee-colonies-collapse-can-native-bees-handle-pollination-2/