Interesting fact of the day: Despite the misinformation in the news both Bumblebee 🐝 and Honey Bee populations are at an all time high for the last 50+ years.

there was a legitimate scare about 12 years ago, a momentary crash in numbers. But since then it has recovered very well as can be seen from the charts.

@freemo That's great news. Just curious - where are these data coming from?

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@jory Sadly I dont have the source anymore. But this isnt anything controversial. If you look up statistics on bee populations on google images all the results youll see will agree with what is posted here. Furthermore they will link you to various papers that go into more detail if youd like. If you have any trouble finding that let me know.

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