>> Let's make the honey bee... the national insect.

> I don't think that it will be adopted at the national
> insect since it was brought to the east coast about
> 1622 from England.

In 1990, the US Congress did consider the Monarch butterfly
as the "national insect", but the effort failed.

Wow, talk about "Weapons of Misperception", eh?
Monarchs migrate to Mexico every winter, making their "native
nationality" an issue that can only be decided by the US
Department of Homeland Security's Immigration Branch.

Offhand, I'd say that if Monarchs were seriously considered,
honeybees are not "out of the question".

But I'd at least wait on this until after the expected
November regime change.  The current gang in possession of
the White House and Congress have more pressing issues to
address at the moment.  Dave Barry (Miami Herald) made the
effort to name a "National Insect" a laughingstock back in
the 1990s, and beekeeping should try to avoid becoming fodder
for comedy routines.

If you ever have a chance to visit Michoacan (a province
in Mexico) during the right few weeks in winter, do so. The
Monarchs simply cannot be counted, and cover every branch of
many trees in their overwintering groves.  Beyond description,
so I won't even try.


                jim (Who has a Poetic license to kill)

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