James Fischer wrote:
 
> Further, the STATED GOAL of these advocates of native pollinators
> is to COMPETE with beekeepers:
>
> http://www.xerces.org/Pollinator_Insect_Conservation/pollinator_week_act
> ion.html

Yes, compete with beekeepers. Example: on 6-15-07, in a message titled
"Pollinator Momentum" Bob Pyle - the founder of the Xerces Society -
wrote on [log in to unmask]:

"In recent years, the Xerces Society's pollinator program, headed up by
Scott Black and Mace Vaughn, has added great impetus, as have the
studies of dr. Claire Kremin on ag lands & pollinators in California.
It's about time pollinators got their due!  Check out the Xerces Soc.
website to read much more.
That's great about the stamps and the designated week, if they raise
awareness.
One thing the honeybee alarum has accomplished, whether overbuzzed or
not, has been the mass realization that it's just dumb to put so many
eggs in one (pollen) basket. Bob"

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