One bee aficionado brought 12 million bees to Detroit to support urban farms and gardens. Some accused him of “bee washing.”
DETROIT—The Core City neighborhood of Detroit is getting 300,000 new residents next year. That is welcome news for some locals living in an area where the population has shrunk. But these newcomers don’t pay taxes or mix well with some of the locals—especially when they sting.
The new imports are part of an effort that has brought about 12 million honey bees to metro Detroit over the last five years. The nonprofit behind it says pollination stations that house hives around the city support the rising number of urban farms that offer residents much-needed fresh produce. “There are so many empty fields, it can’t do anything but help add some color to all the green, grassy lots,” said Don Carter, who was born and raised in Core City and regularly visits his 95-year-old mother, who still lives there.
But the effort has riled critics who are rushing to the defense of Detroit’s native bees. Some environmentalists accuse the nonprofit of “bee washing,” or glossing over the fact that local bees—which might not make honey but can hold their own as pollinators—are facing competition from newcomers that might spread disease and eat the nectar bees need to survive.
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