"Just wondering how far this will go, replacing bees with drones

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That article raises a host of interesting questions...would it be better for honey bees if they were relieved of their pollination duties?

Certainly mobile pollination would not then be very necessary. All bees would be stationary, so less disease and mite transfer (and accidental "improvement" pressure on same).

The only revenue source for apiaries would be bees, wax and honey, which are tough to make a profit on, so bees would be kept as a labour of love. Not such a bad idea!

We wouldn't likely need as many colonies continent wide, and there would be less incentive to keep bees. Farmers could spray their crops to their heart's content (assuming they don't already), until consumers object to what is on their edibles. 

Things that make you go hmmmmmm!

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