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For the bees to feed us, first we need to feed them

“Bees dying reflects a flowerless landscape and a dysfunctional food system….After WWII we changed our farming practices. We stopped planting cover crops. We stopped planting clover and alfalfa, which are natural fertilizers that fix nitrogen in the soil. Instead we started using synthetic fertilizers. The very farms that used to sustain bees are now agriculture food deserts…

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