Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

withersailor@aussie.zone to World News@beehaw.org – 182 points –
Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population
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Note: honeybees are not a native species in the US

Is this true? I never knew this. Is there another primary insect in the US that's a pollinator?

it is also not easy to replace them in agriculture. Many wild bees (like mason bees) are incredible better pollinators than honey bees, but most of them are solitary (making them grow in large numbers almost impossible) or pollinate only specific types of plants.