[The Washington Post] Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.

[MLuskin]

Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.

Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.

By Dana Milbank

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/02/06/how-to-save-the-bees-honeybees-dying/

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/02/06/how-to-save-the-bees-honeybees-dying/

Merry

[Jerry Przybylski]

This is not a simple zero-sum-game

One of our zoom speakers last year painted a nuanced picture 

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[Phil Stob]

little by little, the integrity of the Washington Post erodes.   Half fact, part made up to create a controversial title. 

But certainly, plant more native plants so all will be happy. 

Cheers, Phil