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I am not a career farmer, nor a bee inspector. Are they all dead? Probably not. But I know some beekeepers in the area and all of theirs died, and I'm not seeing hives around while they used to be common. Also, you should know bees are not the only pollinators.

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Yep, I know there are other pollinators- but there are definitely plants that are only pollinated by bees (see "Pollinator impact: 4- essential" on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crop_plants_pollinated...) and that's why I wrote. my comment that way.

Now you've gone from "are they all dead" to "I have an anecdote and some local people reported all their bees died". I, too have seen local anecdotes about that... and then verified that they weren't true, and areas near me have huge and healthy bee populations.

Good to hear. I think its mostly wheat here, and I am positive there's been a significant bee dieoff. Again, not a professional farmer.

Wheat is self pollinating so not a good example. Do you have watermelons? Those depend on bees.

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