Honeybees are domestic livestock subject to husbandry. If there was a bad winter, we breed more until there are enough to fill our economic demands. It takes 21

Honeybees are domestic livestock subject to husbandry. If there was a bad winter, we breed more until there are enough to fill our economic demands. It takes 21 days to breed a new queen, and each queen can form a colony. Honeybees, whether native (in Europe) or non-native (everywhere else) are not in any way an indicator of the health of native insect species.