Likely coming as a surprise to no one, I'm interested in exploring the world after the extinction of all natural pollinators and what that world could possibly look like. While we are largely focused on honeybees as pollinators in danger, I think that part of that focus is a bit self centered because of our direct benefit from them in the form of honey! However, in reality all pollinators are in danger; hummingbirds, bumble bees, mason bees, leaf cutter bees, and the list could go on. We are the cause of this rapid decline in population, largely due to the pesticides widely used and the unsafe practices with them that we have allowed to continue. I can see several possibilities in this future.
1) Help wanted ads from farms, seeking mass quantities of manpower for manual pollination.
2) Ads for customize-able, personal, or the best pollinator tools! (or maybe amazon listings)
3) Images of people out in the fields working the newly created job position of manual pollinator.
So glad you picked an important topic near and dear to your heart. This sounds like and imaginative take on the subject. Great ideas.
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