I have seen hundreds of reports about the honeybees dying. If we don’t do something soon we will loose 75% of our food supply. Chemicals are killing them by the millions. But are they really dying? Do we have a catastrophe on our hands or do we have a bunch of fear mongering authors who do not understand science?
From a myth busting point of view this is an interesting story. The truth depends very much on how you ask the question.
This is not a comparison of honey bees and wild native bees. Instead I will discuss the miss-use of the word bee and how this is leading the general public to reach all kinds of incorrect conclusions.
Headlines about bees are common, but many are incorrect or at least misleading. What do these headlines really mean? Which bees are they talking about?
The Bees are Dying
Save the Bees by Planting Flowers
We Will All Starve If We Don’t Save the Bees
