The European honeybee in the Americas is kinda a double edged sword. It's an invasive species, which both steals resources from and spreads diseases to native bees. However, for better or worse at this point a good portion of agriculture is dependent upon the European honey bee.

... And they produce honey, which I like.

[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Capitalism. I should have known. Thanks for the context!

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

....how do you arrive at Capitalism from "a good portion of our agriculture"?

[–] baahb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

Simple. A good portion of our agriculture is based on capitalism. Prior to the industrial revolution (capitalism) there weren't nation sized monoculture farms full of identical genetic freakshow plants.

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