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Dan, You are a HONEY yourself. Such good news about bees, wonderful music of memory you bring us back to appreciate again. I look forward to everything you share with us.

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Oh that’s really great news!

We would not survive if bees were to disappear!

Yay for bees! 🐝🐝🐝🐝

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It's so nice to read a positive story. I remember that there was always a story like this on the evening news. A tradition that should never have been reduced to what we have now.

Thank You Mr Rather!!!

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Thank you Dan, for this really uplifting and totally non-political news. Bees are among the few insects I totally love. Unlike wasps and hornets there isn't a mean streak in their little bodies. The only time I've ever been stung by a bee was when I accidentally stepped on one while barefoot, and I truly felt sorry for the little girl (I have been corrected!), by adding baking soda and a little water I was relieved of the burning sensation but the poor little bee lost its life. Lets hear it for the BEES!!!!

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I had no idea there were such efforts were underway. This is great news!

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Honey bees are not native insects, but they are important pollinators. There are over three thousand species of native bees in my area and most live underground. It is important to not spray or treat your lawns because you are killing them, along with many others such as Fire Flies.

Planting native plants to your area attracts beneficial native insects. It is a better way to growing fruits and vegetables without using poisons, in other words, organic gardening. There is a native plant movement going on right now and this is a way we can all do better to help the planet and fight climate change.

Native plants and native insects depend on each other. We depend on them for our existence. Plants can live without us, but we cannot live without plants. Plants produce oxygen and most of our food.

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A delight to read! Thank you for sharing this good news. I feel like there is such a dearth of good news these days, I find myself a bit weepy reading posts such as these.

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Thank you for this! Great to get a break from the lunatic!πŸ•ŠοΈ

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Apr 1Liked by Dan Rather

My maiden name means beekeeper in Polish. I guess that’s why I’ve always had a soft spot for bees 🐝. Regardless this is great news and farmers and gardeners of every sort should be celebrating!.

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Well, that's the bee's knees of a story.

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I am so heartened by this news! At our house we don’t use pesticides, insecticides, or herbicides. We love all creatures that buzz or flit on our six acres. (Butterflies are pollinators, too!)

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What lovely hopeful news! Thank you!

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Great news!

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Yay! Good news!!!

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Thanks for sharing the best news of the day! πŸ₯°

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Wonderful news.

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