Thank you for pointing out the importance of NATIVE bees to the broader ecosystem. Honey Bees are needed for industrial agriculture. Native bees are needed for life

@tired7140

29 күн бұрын

Native Bees have been cross bread out of existence. Where I live in Commiefornia the native bees have totally disappeared for over 20 years that I've noticed. All the bees I see now are those European bees, almost totally black very little yellow and the H bees are totally gone if you know what they are.

@purposefully.verbose

29 күн бұрын

i photograph native bees daily. "cross bread" - ha!

@teacul

29 күн бұрын

@@tired7140 This is nonsense. Native bees are completely different species. You can't "cross-breed" a yellow-faced bumble bee or a native miner bee with a european honeybee. That'd be like trying to breed a racoon with a ringtail coati

@bmo14lax

26 күн бұрын

Bees are literally LIFE 🐝🐝🐝

@lenguindon5019

26 күн бұрын

Seeing a lot more Bees in Canada this Year, More in my backyard than other Years. My Veggies Thank them.

Thank you to the guy who goes out and counts each bee

@phweene

25 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@itsnickestevez

23 күн бұрын

You’re welcome!

@Klaatu-ij9uz

18 күн бұрын

Don't be facetious!!

@frajoladellagato

14 күн бұрын

Beads?!?

@jasonjones7205

12 күн бұрын

Uh, no. That's not how it works.

Save the native bees!!!!!

@SpicyMang0s

27 күн бұрын

They are bee-ing saved 😁😁

@yearginclarke

25 күн бұрын

From what I can tell the general public is largely unaware of the the presence and importance of native bees. Entomologists, scientists, and any other related experts need to bring more awareness to this subject, and not just always talk primarily about honey bees.

@Jay-Ro_

22 күн бұрын

It was exhausting

@Jay-Ro_

22 күн бұрын

I lost count and had to restart 4 times

@KN-cool

21 күн бұрын

Xenophobic

The headline is misleading. It should read: Decline in wild bee and pollinator species due to pesticides but increase in cultivated domesticated honeybees.

@VTSteve

15 күн бұрын

EXACTLY

@305backup

8 күн бұрын

Damn I was excited for a moment, I hate fake news

@captain_clark868

8 күн бұрын

Thank you for the important context.

I gave up part of my lawn for a wildflower garden. It attracts birds and bees, cheaper to maintain, and looks beautiful.

@kassiapencek6185

28 күн бұрын

Me too🎉🎉🎉

@J.o.e_K

27 күн бұрын

Other than clover, what's another good one?

@steeltoeboots9591

27 күн бұрын

Never looked back don't miss mowing so trying to get rid of all my green parking lot🤣🤣 love all the new creatures popping up as I keep expanding.

@juzoli

27 күн бұрын

@@J.o.e_K No, clover belongs to the lawn. No clover in the wildflower garden. I bought 3-4 different packets of wildflower mixes, both annual and perennial. There are dozens of different flower species in them. Whichever likes the microclimate there survives and thrives.

@J.o.e_K

27 күн бұрын

@@juzoli Excellent, thank you.

I'm really glad they pivoted and talked about all pollinators and not just honeybees! Great interview!

@chief5981

20 күн бұрын

Yeah, no kidding. Not enough attention on all pollinators

all the other bee species are important, not just honey bees

@dozedout8446

Ай бұрын

your probably wanna let in the wasps and hornets too stinger lover

@Phearsum

Ай бұрын

@@dozedout8446 Maybe he is a W.A.S.P

@tommyl5319

Ай бұрын

So...all bees matter?

@nlamorte90

Ай бұрын

@@dozedout8446most species of wasp you can't even see and play a crucial role in ecosystems around the world.

@meiu7652

Ай бұрын

Cool, but you seem to be missing the point of this video

Finally, some good news...

@idoncae

Ай бұрын

no.

@chirelius76

Ай бұрын

Good news so long as you watched the video and do what you can. I’m worried you didn’t watch the video… 😬

@KhanMann66

Ай бұрын

Honey bees are invasive and compete with native bees. They are the ones that need our help.

@grahamfloyd3451

Ай бұрын

Way to not watch the video😞

@themusicbook8679

Ай бұрын

@@KhanMann66 There's a good immigration joke here somewhere.

Good you should work on helping the wild bee populations as they are especially important for pollination

@teehasheestower

Ай бұрын

I was going to bring this up too.

@boristheamerican2938

Ай бұрын

You two should work on this, plant some flowers around your house. If you have an apartment with a balcony, get a few flower pots and put them out there.

@edrcozonoking

Ай бұрын

Why leave it up to others?

@crayonburry

Ай бұрын

@@edrcozonokingeveryone needs to be a environmental steward in their local ecosystem.

@jjjones8609

Ай бұрын

I only get wild bees in my yard. I rarely see a honey bee.

This is commercialization of one variety of bee. Native pollinators are actually more important and what we should be measuring. We still have work to do on preventing chemical pollution and removing habitat around our country.

@RawAmericanFacts

27 күн бұрын

You didn’t even watch it

@JaneJones-lg3bd

26 күн бұрын

The (European) honey bee cannot pollinate many of our native north american plants. For instance squash and beans which was an important part of the native north american diet. (yes the native north americans DID have gardens).

@sjl197

13 күн бұрын

Thankfully conservation programs are focused on the many native species, it’s just taking time for reporters and some listening to understand that.

Shoutout to the person counting each honey bee one by one

@orangebeagle3068

Ай бұрын

😅

@joet7136

29 күн бұрын

Person is a hardcore entomologist!

@kesi3029

25 күн бұрын

😂

@thetuneoutchannel5889

23 күн бұрын

Ayyyyye

I let a thistle grow to 6 feet tall in my backyard last year. It ended up LOADED with sweat bees. This year i'm letting several grow out. Love the little green sweat bees!!!!!!!!!!!

@kassiapencek6185

28 күн бұрын

I discovered this the same way tooo🎉🎉🎉🎉

@Natediggetydog

10 күн бұрын

Sweat bees are flies that mimic bees to avoid predation. Still important pollinators, but not bees

@johnblair8146

10 күн бұрын

@@Natediggetydog they have stingers, I’d say they’re bees.

@Natediggetydog

10 күн бұрын

@@johnblair8146 I might be thinking of a different bug, the ones I’ve seen don’t have stingers

This is great news, but I love all the different bees who visit my yard, especially the cute bumblebees with their big fuzzy booties.

@bensanders5681

Ай бұрын

You did watch this right? The conservationist literally said that native wild bees are going down still. It’s just the domesticated food that is going up, which incidentally will decrease wild bees because of the expansion of the human project!

@tired7140

29 күн бұрын

Your lucky the Bumble bees with the yellow stripe disappeared over 30 years ago where I live. All I see any more are the solid black ones except for in the Sierras.

@ramz1455

28 күн бұрын

@@tired7140 I'm in the midwest, I've seen more and more of the black ones also.

I’ve been planting native perennials! Also lots of milkweed for the Monarch butterflies!!!! Next up need to find what plants to help the fireflies…

@minimaladjacent

Ай бұрын

I have a variety too... for fireflys seems to be not to disturb leaf/plant debris etc in early spring.. until its constantly above a certain temp... we compost the leaves or leave them in the garden beds. we always have tons here.. its like twinkle lights all over the yard and in the trees. a mix of flowers helps the ecosystem. the more native plants or gardens the better. we also don't spray.

@meepcity48

29 күн бұрын

Native grasses and sedges are good for fireflies, I would also leave the leaves in some areas so they can overwinter!

@sherriianiro747

9 күн бұрын

No lawn pesticides. I don't use them and I am the only one that has lots of fireflies - trees are good too!

No honey bees for me. Local mason bees and leaf cutter bees only. No sting. I only have one nest right now, but I might expand.

@fractuured1

Ай бұрын

I've been trying to get a couple of bumble bee homes going. No luck yet. :(

@zachduperron8543

25 күн бұрын

Those ones are better pollinators, people need to help increase those populations

I discontinued my residential lawn treatments two years ago (too many chemical) and are planting lots of pollinator-friendly plants.

"as need bee" 😎

🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝 LOVE THOSE BEES

This is another reason to buy more organic stuff when grocery shopping. Less pesticide use isn’t just better for your health, it’s also helping the bees. It’s a win-win situation.

@blablablaa14

28 күн бұрын

You realize some people do organic on some of their land and not organic on others. Its not gonna matter much

@jasonarthur3640

28 күн бұрын

@@blablablaa14 I take your point, but the truth is that how much of a difference it makes is totally dependent on how much consumer demand there is for organic. If the demand is there, farmers will respond by shifting more and more land from non-organic crops. If that happens, that would ultimately help to bring down the price of organic with respect to non-organic. If organic foods become more affordable, that will help to drive even more demand. Pessimists will argue that a wholesale shift in buying habits will never happen because consumers are happy with the status quo, and I’ll admit that a big shift is unlikely, but that doesn’t mean that the dream is dead. :-)

@thorkagemob1297

28 күн бұрын

It's almost more expensive which is usually the main factor for people buying groceries

@stephanielegarda5443

15 күн бұрын

@@blablablaa14 It matters greatly! I think if people knew that conventional food was poisoning them and causing cancer they would make the switch.

I never thought I would be cheering for bees...but here I am.

Honey bees are smart and nice.

@alexanderfreeman3406

Ай бұрын

Honey bees are literally and invasive species.

@NC_BIGFOOT

Ай бұрын

Tell that to the "AFRICANIZED" honey bees (killerbees)!!!!!!

@ericB3444

Ай бұрын

@@NC_BIGFOOT WRONG each bee is YOUS friend.

@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648

Ай бұрын

@@NC_BIGFOOT Their individual stings are no worse than the domestic honey bee. Their biggest danger is aggressive swarming.

I'm glad he talked about native bees. Honey bees are great and all, but I'm not sure they should be the #1 focus.

Save the trees, Save the bees, Save the whales, Save those snails

@TerraStory225MYA

Ай бұрын

Mocking conservation was one of George Carlin’s biggest L takes

@dark14life

Ай бұрын

I miss George so much.

@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648

Ай бұрын

Save the bears. Everyone cares.

@zkurtz21

26 күн бұрын

@@TerraStory225MYAhe more mocked that we are told what to care about

@TerraStory225MYA

26 күн бұрын

@@zkurtz21 You could argue that. But I've seen the bit. He was mocking our idea of "saving the earth". We cannot do that, which is true, but to argue that because 90% of all life is already extinct to begin with that we should just not care about other species vanishing when we are the primary cause of their decline just doesn't make sense. That's what he was kinda arguing there. We cannot save the planet, but we can preserve our own ecosystem.

The bee surge sure has not happened in some areas. They suddenly disappeared several years ago and have not returned. I have walked open areas for decades and maintain organic bee plants myself that used to be loaded with bees. Both honey and the bumble bees were gone. I saw 2 bumblebees last year total in a huge lavender hedge. However, last week we saw 3 bumblebees and today there were several honeybees back at that lavender hedge, so I hope this is the beginning of a good bee comeback. I was alarmed the past few years as the lavender and jasmine used to be in motion with thousands of honey bees and dozens of bumblebees when I checked.

@strawpiglet

Ай бұрын

I've been seeing lots of bees this year on purple plants. Not sure if they were lavender but the bees sure love them.

@palkokity8235

Ай бұрын

Spraying the Chicago area for mosquitos destroyed a lot of beneficial bugs last year here. But, several of the not-so-beneficial pests did really well due to their predators being absent. I'm already noticing an increase in garden pests this year.

@orangebeagle3068

Ай бұрын

I’ve been seeing tons of bees in my suburban neighborhood. But I guess that yours and my experience is a case in point to the video’s argument: the plants in my neighborhood aren’t covered in pesticides, whereas the lavender fields probably are?

@palkokity8235

Ай бұрын

@@orangebeagle3068 north side of Chicago is paranoid about West Nile. text alerts go out when there are mosquitos testing positive and/or hospital cases. Trucks will spray up and down streets as well as the wetland/"wilderness preserve" areas. The promoters say it doesn't hurt bees but gardeners/keepers say otherwise.

@LuckyBaldwin777

Ай бұрын

Do you live near a farming area? If you do maybe somebody switched pesticides which has had a bad effect on the bees.

Has anyone else noticed there's no insect splatters on windshields compared to years past?

@Annihilator49

Ай бұрын

No, I see them more often. Your username hints that you may live in the Southwest. Perhaps spring has not worked its way down to you yet. There are insects everywhere further up north.

@orangebeagle3068

Ай бұрын

That was not my experience driving across the US last year 😅 Your observation could be due to a decrease in insect population, but another factor to consider is vehicle speed. Did the speed limit change these past few years? Because the higher the speed, the higher the number of insect splatters.

@lindat6688

Ай бұрын

Yes! When I was a kid, we had to clean the windshield if we drove for an hour or more at night. Not anymore, which is scary when you think about it. Our canary in a coal mine.

@wwisaacson4807

Ай бұрын

When I was a new driver back in the early 70s, my friends and I would have to often stop and wash the car windshield when we were out on Friday and Saturday nights. We just could not see out. That is not a problem today.

@greghelton4668

Ай бұрын

Now that you mention it yes, a lot fewer insects are smashing into the car windshield.

Awesome!! Was talking about this the other day with my wife. Havent seen honey bees in years and now this year ive seen hundreds in my yard alone. Its beautiful.

We have local bee keepers! They come over to snack, get some water on a hot day, we love them. I never spray. My neighbors do. I see a lot of them here in Clear Lake California......yeahhhhh!!

My dad and uncle were beekeepers. They would lease their hives to orchards for pollination, but had to remove the hives before follow-up pesticides were sprayed.

Oh thank god

@grahamfloyd3451

Ай бұрын

You didn't watch the video.

@themusicbook8679

Ай бұрын

​@@grahamfloyd3451 He shouldn't have to. The world was freaking out when the bees were in decline. Logically then, when you hear they made a comeback you would say that's good news. But the world changed its mind at the same time. Everyone can't keep up with their nonsense. Now we are against honeybees. Its a quickly evolving social party! Be woke, hate honeybees now with the rest of us. We're all team native now. Stupid media, dont you know we depend on you to know what to think and what to feel! lol

Honeybees were never in danger.... but all other bees are being destroyed by the honeybee itself.

@JaneJones-lg3bd

27 күн бұрын

Finally some truth. Honey bees were brought here from Europe.

@zachduperron8543

25 күн бұрын

Yes, honey bees are actually an invasive species.

@VTSteve

15 күн бұрын

You are nuts!

@zachduperron8543

15 күн бұрын

My comment was removed

@zelirislalibratum8637

9 күн бұрын

Honeybees do not directly effect the populace of other bee species. To suggest they do is ridiculous. Humans are responsible for correcting their population levels. Go touch some grass please.

Bee diversity is not up folks. Just one species we’re managing. Wild bees also need to be protected from pesticides

I went from 5 hives to 10 this year.

Haven't learned a thing since DDT and Silent Spring...

Good news!! We get to eat our veggies and fruits!!

Don't worry- Bee happy.

@JohnWilson-wg4gk

Ай бұрын

The landlord say your rent is late. He may have to litigate...

@unclebadger597

Ай бұрын

Don't worry ...

@JohnWilson-wg4gk

Ай бұрын

​@unclebadger597 Ain't got no place to lay your head ? Somebody came and took your bed ?

@chadnarukami1651

Ай бұрын

I can only think of Garfield the movie hearing that

My yard went from 2 to 8 this year so far

@JamesMaynardMoreland

Ай бұрын

I've gone from 0 to 3 so this is amazing where I am.

so we went from them being on the verge of extinction to all time high?

@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648

Ай бұрын

So goes the buzz.

@JacobEnglander

Ай бұрын

Native bees are still not doing great.

@JaneJones-lg3bd

27 күн бұрын

Well that's what their lies are meant to do...keep us on that see saw of confusion. That way they can manipulate and social engineer humans. And it is NOT being done for our benefit.

@zkurtz21

26 күн бұрын

lol apparently, almost think whenever you hear from them that the sky is falling it actually isn’t

@JacobEnglander

26 күн бұрын

@@zkurtz21 commercial honey bees are not native to north America

Nobody cared about them much until we heard they were in trouble and now do things to prevent killing them accidentally

This is good news. I used to plant annual wild flowers for the bees, I love watching them pollinating my plants

I planted some flowers for native pollinators at a place I’m about to move to, and I noticed some native bees found it immediately! Not sure who was more excited, me or the bees!

Yay the bees knees!

I’m grateful for this turn around!

I attribute this to homesteaders and "wannabe" homesteaders. FYI, of course bees are important to crop production in the USA, and generally good for the environment, but... Bees were not native to North America.

We need wild bees too, the honey bees are only one kind.

diverse crops and less chemicals!!! I rely on wild bees. the weather is also very bad for them. this year was too cold for too long!!

Was slightly confused at first 3.8M bees is a staggeringly low number but to make things clear these are the estimated colonies. It's mentioned early the addition of 1 million colonies but they drop the use of the term colonies and replace it with the singular bees in the video.

Glad he mentioned the mighty bubble 🐝 they are usually forgotten in all this!

Explains why my backyard is lit up with wasp, honey bees , and bumblebees

Before you mow your grass in the spring and fall, let it grow a foot tall. You'd be surprised how many tiny little bee's you've never heard of will travel there for every sort of flower you didn't knew grew in the grass. It's a marvel every year at what kinds and how many creatures pop up.

@minimaladjacent

Ай бұрын

grass is monoculture. does very little for bees, no mow may is if you have dandelions, spring bulb plants etc in your yard. most places will fine you for ft or so tall lawn grass. naturescaping, stepables, rain gardens, gardens are better than non native lawns. and require less water once established and less care too.

thanks for the reality check, because the head line had me feeling good

@orangebeagle3068

Ай бұрын

Haha

i just planted a ton of native wildflowers and set out a bee house. great news!

This is important to listen to the whole video! Thank you for your work and helping teach us!

It's about time !! We NEED Good News !! Let's keep this trend going folks !!

good sign for humanity actually

Funny thing is I live in a rural area. I didn't notice anything different during the supposed bee apocalypse, and don't now either.

I really like that we as humans quickly saw how important bees are. I used to hate them but when the campaign to save them started I really learned a lot about how important they are

If only the price of honey would come down a bit.

2 yrs. ago we were told half of honey bees were gone!

@zkurtz21

26 күн бұрын

lol yup, the sky is falling!!!!

@DavidCornish-cn1yq

25 күн бұрын

Glad you can read or pay attention it’s says in the USA not the world

We still need to protect all the pollinators, not just domesticated bees.

Finally! A good story! Glad to see we can do something right in this country

@TrevorEditor

28 күн бұрын

This is not a good story. Watch the video. Honey Bee's bees sole purpose in this country is pollinating our crops. NATIVE wild bees are continuing to decline. We loose the Native bee's, catastrophic effects on our wildlife take place and human civilization as we know it perishes.

This was the collective effort of the people who put in the work and cared. People as a census has nothing to do with the bee revival.

this is good to hear with all the negativity going on, now if we can get the polar bears taken care of that'll bee amazinggg.

How ironic, my bushes are loaded with bees this year. I thought I had a bee hive in the bushes. The buzzing is so loud that my daughter is scared to walk between the bushes.

Wow some really refreshing conversation here. Intelligent questions and intelligent answers no bickering and allowing eachother to speak while the other listens. Why can't all news be like this? I didn't realize how much I was craving just standard proper conversation.

I've actually seeing more and more honey bees at my house. they made a house in my garage and I don't want to evict them

The only good news I've read in 20 years

Now let's save all the other pollinators besides honeybees.

Half the people commenting didn’t watch the video 🤦🏻‍♂️

@TrevorEditor

28 күн бұрын

Right?!?! 🤦‍♂

Wild bee populations continue to decline - how depressing. I’m glad to know the truth but the headline is confusing

@TrevorEditor

28 күн бұрын

Thank you for actually watching the video.

This year, in my garden, my ground based bee population has exploded. I left a small hill of loose dirt with NO mulch or vegetation and they have taken to the hill and created 100's of little hives. Please consider doing the same in your garden. Yes it's "unsightly" and you'll have to pull some weeds but it's worth it. Also, use Surround Kaolin Clay and Neem instead of insecticide. Use Neem Oil at night or early in the morning before bees wake up.

People should know why bees are important.

Yes!!! We need you and appreciate you BEE’S!!!

As far as I can tell, all my bees are wild ones. I make sure to keep habitat and let plants mature and flower and go to seed, etc. Population of bees and wasps seems to vary year to year. I thought for me, the last couple years was a bit low for both. This year seems to be a bumper year for both, so it is good to see.

Ive been planting flowers around my house since I heard about this 20 years ago. Excercise does me good. Another good thing people can do is have a pond . A pond can be one of those big plastic tubs or a big ceramic urn. Put some rice fish or white cloud minnows even guppies in there. Misquitos will search out places of water to lay their eggs and when they lay them in your pond they will become fish food. When the weather starts to turn cold net them out and put them in an aquarium indoors for the winter.

It's the bumble bees that need to be saved

That’s what a good conservation initiative does!

We did it, team!

Its not the honey bee population i'm worried about. It's the native bee species i'm worried about.

We need to protect more than just our bees, protect native pollinators in general.

When I had a garden, I realized honeybees and pollinators aren’t needed for a crop, virtually all veggies nowadays are self pollinating or have self -pollinating versions. Only good for honey production, BUT seeing a bumblebee or wild bee of any kind just made me so happy. Just superior pollinators that help with healthier tastier fruits and veggies. And they’re such big and fluffy and cute bugs that hardly ever sting and are so friendly. Good chunks of Wood with big drill holes for bumblebees in a quiet corner, some wild flowers in garden areas you’re not using, some water dishes, I think all help. Let some areas of the garden just grow wild.

This is a blessing.

Great interview! Very helpful info.

Good for them!

The Bee Counter is impressive.

Thanks to all beekeepers! I have been one for over 10 years myself. This is good news but we have to stay on top of it.

"not increasing as much" Interesting that he didn't say they were decreasing

I’m glad they are doing well.

One of the best things we, as individuals, can do is to plant native varieties of pollinator plants that are well adapted to our local area. Many local nurseries can help you select plantings that are appropriate for your ecosystem. There are also bee houses that, in conjunction with the food source you've just planted, attract native solitary bees and other pollinators to your new beautiful, sustainable garden.

In other news, Brazil now has the largest numbers of domestic cattle. Was there once a day when reporters could report what the experts are actually talking about? Here being native species of the wide variety of bees and bee like pollinators.

The First Good News in Years

Good! Bees are so important.

i was never allergic to bees, but lately i was diagnosed as allergic to them. truth is, the world doesn't want us around.

Back in the 90s i noticed a bee hive on my rest spot on a trail at Grapevine lake had disappeared. I would rest and look at the little ravine and bee's from a tree beside the trail

I've been saying it for YEARS: yes, we need to save the bees, but it needs to be done carefully. Now there's more than we know what to do with and they're harming other pollinators

Love hearing this for bees

THank you for this great news!

I live in New Hampshire and the other day I was sitting on my steps and a bumblebee flew right up to me first bumblebee I saw in 5 years and when I was a kid I used to see them all the time and I will be 57 this month

Buddy of mine has like 100 of those wood bees always tearing up his back porch. We don’t have a shortage of them in PA I tell ya 😅

Best conversation on this topic from both parties!!!!💚💚💚💚 more on this plzzzzzzz🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Great interview, well done