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pyrrhiccomedy:dragons-in-the-oblong-office:3rabbitrobot:there-isnofate-but-whatwemake:heyitsmario:harrishun:omomon:mitzi—may:If you see something like this, DO NOT CALL AN EXTERMINATOR!Call a beekeeper, they can relocate the hive instead of killing them. Bees are dying at an alarming rate, please do not contribute to that! They are so important for our ecosystem!yo fuck this i aint gonna call no beekeeper i’m moving before i’m deadI’m going to call an exterminator so the exterminator can kill them. I’ll be able to sleep at night knowing that there are less bees in the world.No bees = no food.No food = no life.Congratulations on destroying the world.Save the bees. They’ll thank you by pollinating what will be your food. You dense motherfuckers Bees are literally the most important insects and if they become extinct due to the sheer IGNORANCE of so many or just because people think it’s cool to “kill it with fire” or anything like that… WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NOT A SINGLE FOOD PRODUCT LEFT OF EARTH THAT IS MADE FROM ANY KIND OF PLANT. Now sit down and think long and hard about that.All right, Tumblr, I’m gonna have to stop you before you sprain something.The decline in honeybee numbers is alarming. We definitely want to figure out what’s causing it, and reverse it if we can. However, only 30% of the food you eat comes from bee-pollinated crops. And in fact, worldwide, 90% of all food energy comes from crops that do not depend on pollinators.Humanity is not facing an extinction scenario because of Colony Collapse Disorder, so everybody just take a deep breath and relax. Here is a complete list of crops that depend on the humble and industrious honeybee for their survival:- Lemons- Limes- Quince- Kante (I don’t even know what this is)Here is a PARTIAL list of crops that require a pollinator insect but not necessarily the honeybee; and this is an important distinction, because Colony Collapse Disorder is a thing affecting HONEYBEES, but when scientists say “oh, we need bees to make X happen,” they are referring to ALL BEES. Most bees are just fine.- Potatoes (bumblebees the most important crop on this list. Potatoes provide more calories to the human race than any crop that isn’t a cereal crop.- Apples (orchard bees, bumblebees, solitary bees, hover flies)- Strawberries (bumblebees)- Chocolate (midges)- Carrots (wasps and flies)- Onions (solitary bees)- All gourds, including pumpkins and squash (squash bees)ARE YOU READY FOR THE MONEYSHOT? Here is a VERY VERY INCOMPLETE list of foods that don’t use ANY form of insect pollinator. Most are either self-pollinated, or are pollinated by the wind.- WHEAT, RICE, AND CORN: put together, THESE THREE CROPS ALONE account for two thirds of all human consumption.- Millet, Barley, Sorghum: add these three to the three above and we’re now at 70% of all calories and 90% of all protein consumed by humans.- Sweet Potatoes, Yams, and Cassava- Soybeans - Cane sugar (YOUR CANDY SUPPLIES ARE SAFE)- Cabbage, Lettuce, Spinach, Asparagus, Brussel Sprouts (all self-pollinators)- Tomatoes, Peppers, Legumes of any description (so your 97 different kinds of beans), Eggplants, Peanuts, Oranges (all self-fertilized)- Bananas, Pineapples, and ‘seedless’ anything; so oranges, pears, grapes, watermelons, etc etc etc (all parthenocarpic)Most of the rest of our food energy comes from animal products, like milk, eggs, cheese, and, of course, meat. Naturally, these don’t rely on bees either.So calm down, okay? Take your pinky finger off the shift-key and stop screaming about how we’re all going to starve to death because honeybee numbers have been dropping. By all means, be nice to bees, and get beekeepers to remove any unwanted hives! But we are not teetering on the brink of a bee-related apocalypse scenario. The biggest threat to our crops worldwide is climate change. Not bees.Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 -- source link