Vox explains 'What we get wrong about saving the bees' for World Honey Bee Day

Happy World Honey Bee Day! I'm celebrating today by sharing Vox explaining What we get wrong about saving the bees.

Honeybees get a ton of attention, but they’re not the ones who need help.
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Every year there are alarming headlines about honeybees in the US. Each one highlights some grim facts about the fate of these insects and the subsequent fallout: Colonies are collapsing, beekeepers are struggling, and farming is at risk. The stakes are high. Honeybees are estimated to pollinate up to $15 billion worth of food in the US. It’s safe to say that without them our plates and farms would look very different. Naturally, they’ve become the face of a larger movement to “save the bees,” but the truth is … they’ll be fine.

Honeybees are domesticated animals being cared for by a billion-dollar agriculture industry. They’re so ingrained into American life that it might surprise you that they’re not even from the US — they were brought here by settlers in the 1600s. We give them a ton of attention, and the species as a whole isn’t threatened or even at risk — but other species are.

There are 20,000 other species of bees in the world — over 4,000 in the United States. They’re incredibly diverse, unique, and also important for pollination. Unfortunately, hundreds of these bee species are at risk of being lost forever, but you rarely see those headlines. Watch the video above to learn more.

For more, read Honey bees are not in peril. These bees are.

Vox uploaded the video on Monday the 14th, which was perfectly timed so that I could use it today. I remarked on that in a comment to Kim Mas, the producer.

Happy World Honey Bee Day to you and your viewers and readers! Did you upload the video to coincide with the week of World Honey Bee Day? If so, perfect timing! If not, then one of yesterday's special days applies, Serendipity Day!

Either way, congratulations on the well-researched video about the plight and importance of all bees, not just honeybees.

That's all I'll write about the video today, as I have exams to grade. I'll return tomorrow for World Mosquito Day. Like Vox did for bees, PBS Eons did for mosquitos, uploading a video this week, just in time for World Mosquito Day. Again, perfect timing. Stay tuned.