“And wasps, butterflies, flies, Beatles, do not make honey or wax,”
Not making honey or wax is a far cry from ‘There would be no life if the bees die’ as your title says. If not having honey or wax is such a crisis how did life survive in North and South American before their arrival? Apparently, just fine.
“Finally, if bees are dying for lack of water, so are wasps.”
If lack of water is killing the bees then how are the people of Brazil still alive? Don’t they need more water than insects?
Oops, Chile, not Brazil but since they are next door they must be having the same problem.
Do not confuse the text of the headline with my personal sentiments. You’re raising questions that I already did in my comments.
Yes, bees are important to agriculture in the western hemisphere in the 21st century. Yes, it would be very bad if they died off. But this whole protest is utterly silly for the reasons that we both have enumerated.
My first thought on the matter was, why don’t they just take a garden hose and wet the ground around their hives. The bees would know what to do. They’re programmed to forage. WTF do they want with the POTOC. A Mayan rain dance with a sacrificial virgin?