▲ 49 ▼ Explaining the importance of bees to an American (lemmy.ml) submitted 10 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/funny@lemmy.ml 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) Wheat? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I doubt that they use wheat or any other natural product for the bread in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Yeah but surely the corn syrup also needs bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago Wheat is air pollinated, like corn and most grains. You dont need pollinators for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) I doubt that they use wheat or any other natural product for the bread in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Yeah but surely the corn syrup also needs bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) Yeah but surely the corn syrup also needs bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago Wheat is air pollinated, like corn and most grains. You dont need pollinators for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] folaht@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child) Silly question, but how are cows and potatoes pollinated by bees? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) bees pollinate potatoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crop_plants_pollinated_by_bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] folaht@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago Thank you. I learn something new every day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) bees pollinate potatoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_crop_plants_pollinated_by_bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] folaht@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago Thank you. I learn something new every day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] folaht@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago Thank you. I learn something new every day. permalink fedilink source parent
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