I'm not a conservative (nor a liberal), but most farmers and orchardists that I know are a bit on the conservative side (though not all, I hate painting with a broad brush), and they are the ones worried about the bees. Most of the big apple orchards in Eastern Washington are really worried about this, and Eastern Washington as a whole is pretty conservative.
My guess is that the conservatives at your work aren't informed as to the problem.
If they are informed, it doesn't make much sense. Why would a conservative farmer be worried about something that a conservative from the city says doesn't exist?