Department of Scary, Underreported News

[akirlu]

So, how many staple food crops can you think of that aren't dependent on insect pollinators, especially bees? The only ones I can think of are tubers, particularly potatoes, and peanuts. Any others? Seaweed, maybe?

So what happens if we have a sudden, sharp drop-off in the bee population, nationwide or worldwide?

Seems to me that the potential for worldwide famine is worse even than that posited in No Blade of Grass. That was 'just' a blight on grains, after all...