Yesterday, we were all going to die because there would be no more bees.
Today, insects will all die because there are too many bees, or something.
Analysis by Andrew Van Dam: Hidden deep within the latest Census of Agriculture lurks a shocking fact: The United States has more bee colonies than ever before. https://t.co/7gYc32LzcD
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 30, 2024
It turns out that neither assertion is true.
The beepocalypse was always a manufactured panic, although a rather profitable one for a small slice of the population who “consulted” on how to save the bees. Environmentalists loved the story because it provided another angle to attack industrial agriculture. And, of course, for the media, which regularly push false narratives to keep us excited.
The Washington Post presents a fascinating observation: never before in American history have there been…
