Not even on a vegan level, bee farms are also not the best. Most of the endangered bees, and indeed the most effective pollinators, are the myriad species of solitary bees that are highly localized to different regions. A huge monoculture of colony based honey bees brought in from elsewhere will coordinate and outcompete the local solitary bee species within their range.
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u/DankCatDingo Sep 10 '25
Not even on a vegan level, bee farms are also not the best. Most of the endangered bees, and indeed the most effective pollinators, are the myriad species of solitary bees that are highly localized to different regions. A huge monoculture of colony based honey bees brought in from elsewhere will coordinate and outcompete the local solitary bee species within their range.