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The trouble with urban beekeeping (www.rewildingmag.com)
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TL;DR honeybees are a domesticated species that are often not native to an area and can outcompete local pollinators for food sources; the article instead recommends planting a pollinator garden of local plants to provide food support to local wild pollinator species.

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[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Just planting local plants and doing chop and drop instead of maintaining a pristine lawn is so much less work than any alternatives.