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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Poor bees. That's got to be hurting them, right? Isn't concrete caustic?

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I imagine if it hurt, they would pick some other material.

They mix it with some material they produce, so it won't behave like pure cement. Also, after you mix it, concrete isn't caustic.

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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 4 points 1 year ago

Good point.

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[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Very, cement has a pH of around 11

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