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Honey bee's are not native to Britain, and are not in any danger of disappearing because, like chickens, sheep, cows, and other livestock, we control their popu
by vcdimension 6y ago
Honey bee's are not native to Britain, and are not in any danger of disappearing because, like chickens, sheep, cows, and other livestock, we control their population; when demand or price of honey bee's is high beekeepers produce more, when it is low they produce less: https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/04/17/bee-apocalypse-was-never-real-heres-why-12851 https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/04/17/bee-apocalypse-was-neve...
- reportingsjr 6y agoNot sure how you came to that conclusion after reading that article. It states that honeybees (Apis mellifera) possibly originated in Asia and spread to Africa and Europe about 300,000 years ago. Additionally, it is likely that honeybees are native to Britain: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250278609_Are_honey_bees_Apis_mellifera_L_native_to_the_British_Isles https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250278609_Are_honey... The greater issue here though is that if honeybees are affected, there are likely many other bee species and insects that are affected that we _aren't_ protecting.
- beerandt 6y ago>likely many other bee species I don't know specifically about Britain, but most bee species are solitary, and without a hive, they're not as vulnerable to disease, or poison transferred back to their home. Other types of bees accidentally exposed would likely only die themselves, not quickly spread it to and kill other populations.
- vcdimension 6y ago2nd sentence of 2nd paragraph says: "honeybees, which are actually not even native to North America, Europe or Australia" guess it depends on how you define "native"