User:Beecological/Sandbox

bee·col·o·gy bēˈkäləjē/ noun 1.  the branch of biology that deals with the relations bees have to one another and to their physical surroundings. 2.	 the political movement that seeks to protect bees, especially from fitness and environmental threats. Beyond apiculture < bee-centric; pertaining to hive as organismal resource and reproductive unit.

The word "beecology" was coined Jan 8, 2016 by beekeeper naturalists Doug Klingenberg (1961 – ) and Hollace Yeary (1980 -   ). A first meet nine hour discussion included the common interest of beekeeping. Yeary’s stated ‘beecology’ instead of actual “ecology”, was the result of Klingenberg’s mis-heard friends plee for “honeybee hive management conservatism regarding chemicals, and the need for a better bee ecology”.

Beecological thought is derivative of established currents of ecological biology in philosophy, more specifically pertaining to bee pollinator and honey production culture, pollinator organism colony and hive environmental resource management and conservation. The interest in pollinator health post 2000 has been intensified by decade long plagues of varroa mite, hive beetle, (systemic) pesticides, compromised environment, agricultural mono-cultures, and human activities and expansion. Honeybees alone are responsible for pollinating at least 30% of production agricultural crops, accounting for $14.6billion US and $153billion worldwide in money revenues alone.

bee·con·o·my noun 1.  wealth and resources created by bees, primarily pertaining to honeybees - production, and pollination, as well as hive health and reproductive organism.

2.  careful management of available bee resources, including honeybees and other pollinators.

adjective 1.	 offering the best value to bees.

Beeconomics is a ‘hive science’ that describes the factors that determine the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services, created by bees, especially honeybees and their own hive resource resource, its management and health.

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