I’ve seen about 1/2 dozen honey bees this season and all of them were on the ground crawling around in aimless circles.
sounds like the GOP leadership .. aimless circles.. ;-)
Orchards are starting to install mason bee hives because they will work in colder temperatures while the honey bees are sitting around their hives shivering.
As with everything in life there are trade offs. The mason bees don't produce enough honey to harvest and they do not travel far so you can't hire them. Still cheaper then hiring the guy with the ladder and paint brush to pollinate your trees.