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Also remember that the honeybee is not native to North America and is technically an invasive species here. This along with domestication means lower genetic d
by mohaine 7y ago
Also remember that the honeybee is not native to North America and is technically an invasive species here. This along with domestication means lower genetic diversity making the honey bee population more susceptible to any single issue than our native wild bees.
- exfed 7y agoThis is actually a huge problem for the US honey industry right now. As bee kills become more of an issue, re-queening becomes more necessary, which puts even more pressure on breeding programs, which likely only exacerbates the genetic diversity problem. > Also remember that the honeybee is not native to North America and is technically an invasive species here. Yes, but they are also the only species (so far) that is commercially managed, and therefore easily counted and tracked. If Apis Mellifera is suffering, we can pretty safely assume that other, native species are also suffering.