honey bees in my part of the country are something i almost never see anymore. as a kid they were everywhere. Is it like that where you are as well?
Im not sure about the wild bee population but I see lots of kept bees because our closest friend allows a bee keeper to put hives on his properties in exchange for honey. It works out well for all parties. Including me because he always gives us honey every year.
My theory on the rice thing is that there is thousands of acres of rice and a small window for pollenation. But I had never heard of them using helicopters in the past so maybe there is more to it.
Of course this is for seed rice, not rice for consumers. Or maybe they just discovered that the helicopters are more efficient. I will have to do some research. Now Im curious.
