>a bee that can survive long term with minimal human intervention. Whether
this is feasible, I don't know.

Pete, it worked before humans walked the surface of the Earth!  And it is
working worldwide anywhere that humans leave the bees alone.  I'd say that
it's not only feasible, but happening all the time!

I know that you are intimately familiar with examples of bee survival
without human assistance, so I'm a bit surprised by your fatalistic
statement.

Joseph Wood Krutch quipped:  "Both the cockroach and the bird would get
along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most."


In areas in which we've cut down all the hollow trees, or in those areas
naturally treeless, bees would miss us.  In areas that are naturally
suitable habitat for bees, I'm not convinced that they would.


Randy Oliver

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