Bee pollination of crops, honey production, bee-sting allergies, etc do affect our economy. And perhaps in a macro way, so maybe not so OT?
The Man Who Can Control Bees | Superswarm | BBC Earth
https://youtu.be/7LSFOqnBbpk
It reminds me of Art and Lindytoes.
ralph
Great link, thanks. I love BBC animal videos.
A couple of weeks ago the WaPo had an article about The Consciousness of Bees. It may bee behind a paywall. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/29/bee-cognit…
Our intelligence, if indeed that is what it is, didn’t just pop up out of nowhere.
AW (Still recovering from a bee sting right above my eye that I got yesterday while I was gardening. Usually the bees and I get along. This one accidentally got trapped between me and my sunglasses. Could have been worse.)