>> The other "pollinators" are conservation and ecological issues, not
>> agricultural issues, as these NATIVE pollinators make their livings off
>> NATIVE plants, not off our imported and extensively hybridized FOOD
plants.

> As usual, I am not sure whether this is tongue in cheek or represents some
actual viewpoint.

I'm sorry, perhaps I am unaware of examples of native species of bees doing
productive pollination of food crops in commercial agriculture.
(I think I already listed the obvious - greenhouse bumblebees, the
small-scale successes of specific species with a few specific crops, such as
alfalfa, and the small-scale use of orchard mason bees in backyards west of
the Rockies.)

But if there are native bees doing the same work as honey bees on the same
crops, on the scale of modern agriculture rather than backyards, please tell
us the specific crops, acreages, and locations, as I am sure we would all
love to hear that after so many years of disappointment, we have an
alternative that we can deploy and rely upon.

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