Abstract
Problem statement: To halt global biodiversity decline, many
conservation measures are set up by citizens, companies, or
stakeholders. However, even if originally well-intentioned, some of
these actions could have direct or indirect negative effects on
biodiversity when ecology is not accounted for. The management of bees
is a good example of such misplaced conservation practices. We
identified three successive errors in the management of bees which can
disrupt the focus on real conservation issues: the multiplication of
honey bee hives, the installation of insect hotels, the trade of
solitary bee cocoons for release into the wild. To help the bees, as
well as biodiversity in general, we must consider prioritizing efficient
conservation measures which consider more broadly the complexity of
ecosystems.