I constantly encounter well-meaning community or business initiatives in which people decide that setting up a few honey bee hives is a good idea to tackle the biodiversity crisis. This is like being worried about the decline of wild birds and deciding to get a few hens as a response
research shows that efficient use of pesticides in farming will be essential to maintaining the health of bumblebees in particular one of the most important pollinators of crops and wildflowers.
Nine species including two that live in Tennessee and Kentucky could soon find themselves on federal threatened or endangered species list, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.