What is the main concern of the critics mentioned in the passage? (Passage: Urban beekeeping)
Over the past decade, rooftop beekeeping has spread across several European cities. Supporters say hives in city centres thrive because gardens and parks flower across a longer season than farmland, which often offers a single crop in bloom for only a few weeks. Critics reply that the rising number of hives now exceeds the supply of nectar, so honeybees compete with wild pollinators such as solitary bees. One city council has therefore capped hives at five per square kilometre while it measures how much forage is available.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Honeybees may be using up nectar that wild pollinators need
- Step 1: Find the critics' sentence. Step 2. They say hive numbers exceed nectar supply, so honeybees compete with wild pollinators. Answer: Honeybees may be using up nectar that wild pollinators need. Why not the others: Honey yield is never discussed; flowering season is a point made by supporters; counting hives is not raised.
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