It would be impossible. In our attempt to fix this issue we would surely fuck something else up.
we still have wind and other insects but the harvest would be greatly reduced. the best example i can think of is:
if it costs $100 to produce 100 pounds of carrots; carrots cost $1.00/pound. if the crop is reduced by 50%; then it takes $100 to produce 50 pounds of carrots. thus the price of carrots is $2.00/pound.
something i haven't seen mentioned is seed production. i need seeds to plant my pasture to feed my buffalo and provide you with food. if seed production is down 75%; my cost goes up 400%.
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brianlux
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This is interesting and quite surprising to read. According to this (gifted) New York Times article, honey bees are not endangered as had widely been reported. This quote really stands out here:
“If you overcrowd any space with honey bees, there is a competition for
natural resources, and since bees have the largest numbers, they push
out other pollinators, which actually harms biodiversity,” he said,
after a recent visit to the B&B bees. “I would say that the best
thing you could do for honey bees right now is not take up beekeeping.”
I remember reading (and mentioning somewhere in another thread here that I couldn't find) that we have placed more emphasis on the importance of honey bees than nature does for the exact reasons mentioned in the quote above. This strikes me as yet another example of how we tend to view nature from an anthropocentric human) view point rather than a biocentric (nature oriented) viewpoint, and the inherent dangers of doing so. This may also be another example of "follow the money".
If we really want to take care of the planet and all species, including ours, we would do well to respect the balance of nature and not just our own self-centered desires.
This is interesting and quite surprising to read. According to this (gifted) New York Times article, honey bees are not endangered as had widely been reported. This quote really stands out here:
“If you overcrowd any space with honey bees, there is a competition for
natural resources, and since bees have the largest numbers, they push
out other pollinators, which actually harms biodiversity,” he said,
after a recent visit to the B&B bees. “I would say that the best
thing you could do for honey bees right now is not take up beekeeping.”
I remember reading (and mentioning somewhere in another thread here that I couldn't find) that we have placed more emphasis on the importance of honey bees than nature does for the exact reasons mentioned in the quote above. This strikes me as yet another example of how we tend to view nature from an anthropocentric human) view point rather than a biocentric (nature oriented) viewpoint, and the inherent dangers of doing so. This may also be another example of "follow the money".
If we really want to take care of the planet and all species, including ours, we would do well to respect the balance of nature and not just our own self-centered desires.
I mentioned this on here before about bait fish. One of the states here on the East stsrted regulating the amount of Bunker fish/Manhaden and well the eastern seaboard has been flourishing. We have more whales, tuna, bass and dolphins than I have ever seen in the 48 years that I have been on NY beaches.
Sometimes it helps to let them populate and in Bees it does not.
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brianlux
Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,732
This is interesting and quite surprising to read. According to this (gifted) New York Times article, honey bees are not endangered as had widely been reported. This quote really stands out here:
“If you overcrowd any space with honey bees, there is a competition for
natural resources, and since bees have the largest numbers, they push
out other pollinators, which actually harms biodiversity,” he said,
after a recent visit to the B&B bees. “I would say that the best
thing you could do for honey bees right now is not take up beekeeping.”
I remember reading (and mentioning somewhere in another thread here that I couldn't find) that we have placed more emphasis on the importance of honey bees than nature does for the exact reasons mentioned in the quote above. This strikes me as yet another example of how we tend to view nature from an anthropocentric human) view point rather than a biocentric (nature oriented) viewpoint, and the inherent dangers of doing so. This may also be another example of "follow the money".
If we really want to take care of the planet and all species, including ours, we would do well to respect the balance of nature and not just our own self-centered desires.
I mentioned this on here before about bait fish. One of the states here on the East stsrted regulating the amount of Bunker fish/Manhaden and well the eastern seaboard has been flourishing. We have more whales, tuna, bass and dolphins than I have ever seen in the 48 years that I have been on NY beaches.
Sometimes it helps to let them populate and in Bees it does not.
The big question about the bigger issue is, What can we do to leave animal and insect populations to their own natural balance? I'm not sure there is a pat answer, but giving wildlife more space surely is a major starting point. We need more wild lands, less human invasive activity.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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we still have wind and other insects but the harvest would be greatly reduced. the best example i can think of is:
if it costs $100 to produce 100 pounds of carrots; carrots cost $1.00/pound. if the crop is reduced by 50%; then it takes $100 to produce 50 pounds of carrots. thus the price of carrots is $2.00/pound.
something i haven't seen mentioned is seed production. i need seeds to plant my pasture to feed my buffalo and provide you with food. if seed production is down 75%; my cost goes up 400%.
Sometimes it helps to let them populate and in Bees it does not.
The big question about the bigger issue is, What can we do to leave animal and insect populations to their own natural balance? I'm not sure there is a pat answer, but giving wildlife more space surely is a major starting point. We need more wild lands, less human invasive activity.