> Having respect for these natural creatures and processes means letting them live on their own without a sense of entitlement to steal from them
Like maybe we should have some respect for bee keepers and let them do their thing without going on the internet and telling them they are living their lives wrong....
Sarcasm aside, I think it is very important to prioritize sustainability and treat everything in nature with respect. But that does not mean that we, as humans, should never interfere with nature. How could we live in that case? Basically all organisms interact/interfere with other organisms all the time. It is what it means to participate in an ecosystem. Humans need to focus on having a positive impact on their ecosystem in stead of just "letting them live on their own". Particularly in the case of bees, I am not a scientist, but I expect it is better for the ecosystem to have more bee keepers keeping more bees, even if they take some honey, then it would be to leave the bees to fend for themselves....
I never said I don’t respect anybody, for what it’s worth.
Also, I believe we should try to minimize our impact on the environment, which means not messing around with animals when we don’t need to survive, as is the case with bees. I agree with you that it’s impossible to live without disrupting natural processes, but we can aim to do as little as we need.
And honey bees are often extremely detrimental to native bee species which are also pollinators, so having more honey bees being kept by beekeepers can be actively very harmful [1].
Like maybe we should have some respect for bee keepers and let them do their thing without going on the internet and telling them they are living their lives wrong....
Sarcasm aside, I think it is very important to prioritize sustainability and treat everything in nature with respect. But that does not mean that we, as humans, should never interfere with nature. How could we live in that case? Basically all organisms interact/interfere with other organisms all the time. It is what it means to participate in an ecosystem. Humans need to focus on having a positive impact on their ecosystem in stead of just "letting them live on their own". Particularly in the case of bees, I am not a scientist, but I expect it is better for the ecosystem to have more bee keepers keeping more bees, even if they take some honey, then it would be to leave the bees to fend for themselves....