▲ 66 ▼ Explaining the importance of bees to an American (europe.pub) submitted 1 year ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/funny@lemmy.ml 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (10 children) Wheat? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (7 children) I doubt that they use wheat or any other natural product for the bread in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] isame@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) .... Listen we have some wheat in our bread, I'm sure! I hate it here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] isame@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Also, apparently wheat is mostly self-pollinating. Learned something new today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago Yes, but lime and sawdust is cheaper. $$$ permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Yeah but surely the corn syrup also needs bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago Corn is a grass too, wind pollinator permalink fedilink source parent [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 1 year ago Most workers aren't farming permalink fedilink source parent [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Wheat is air pollinated, like corn and most grains. You dont need pollinators for it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago Wheat is self/wind pollinating. Most grasses are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (7 children) I doubt that they use wheat or any other natural product for the bread in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] isame@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) .... Listen we have some wheat in our bread, I'm sure! I hate it here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] isame@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Also, apparently wheat is mostly self-pollinating. Learned something new today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago Yes, but lime and sawdust is cheaper. $$$ permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Yeah but surely the corn syrup also needs bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago Corn is a grass too, wind pollinator permalink fedilink source parent [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 1 year ago Most workers aren't farming permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isame@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) .... Listen we have some wheat in our bread, I'm sure! I hate it here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] isame@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Also, apparently wheat is mostly self-pollinating. Learned something new today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago Yes, but lime and sawdust is cheaper. $$$ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isame@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Also, apparently wheat is mostly self-pollinating. Learned something new today. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago Yes, but lime and sawdust is cheaper. $$$ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago Yes, but lime and sawdust is cheaper. $$$ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Yeah but surely the corn syrup also needs bees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago Corn is a grass too, wind pollinator permalink fedilink source parent [–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 1 year ago Most workers aren't farming permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago Corn is a grass too, wind pollinator permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're on ml, learn some farming to be better acquainted with your fellow workers. Almost all grains are wind pollinated, including corn and wheat. It's why throughout history grains tend to end up as staple crops despite the complicated methods humans need to use to get them edible to us ‐ they still grow even in times of environmental disaster and grow in much, much larger amounts than insect assisted pollinated crops. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 1 year ago Most workers aren't farming permalink fedilink source parent
[–] m532@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 1 year ago Most workers aren't farming permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Wheat is air pollinated, like corn and most grains. You dont need pollinators for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago Wheat is self/wind pollinating. Most grasses are. permalink fedilink source parent