eli5: why are endangered native bees such a threat?

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Since we have so many honeybees, why does it matter that native bee populations are endangered? I’m not sure if this is true, but bee predators don’t really care about bee species right? They just eat whatever bees they can find. And since bees all pollinate, shouldn’t it be fine that some bee species are dying out?

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honey bees dont pollinate the same plants as native bees. For example figs. native bees can pollinate them, but honeybees can not (or atleast dont)

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