I think we need a wall, a big beautiful wall, border to border, sea to shining sea to keep out all these invasive species: apples to oranges, Europeans, Japanese knotweed, dandelions, honey bees. Ship them all back from whence they came!

 

 

Aaron –

 

It sounds as if you are suggesting the honeybee is a not native to North America. I understand this is not true.  I believe the colonists of 1622 were just a bit ahead of their time.  They were simply, though perhaps naively, reintroducing a species that had gone extinct.  We now do it regularly.  The beaver in Scotland.  The wolves in Yellowstone.  The bald eagle in Chicago.  Pride is taken in returning these lost creatures to their original environment.  We even fantasize about it. - Jurassic Park.

 

As I understand it, the honeybee was present in North America beginning about 100 million years ago and became extinct about 14 million years ago due to the advances of glaciers.  This is from memory so I don’t have cites to justify it.  I wonder if others might confirm or refute my claim.

 

I, for one, am glad these forward thinking adventurers reintroduced the honeybees.  They continue to give me pleasure.

 

Larry Krengel

 


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