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The damage is largely already done because the non-native bees are now a feral invasive species that have out competed natives, and the invasive honey bees have
by micromacrofoot 1y ago
The damage is largely already done because the non-native bees are now a feral invasive species that have out competed natives, and the invasive honey bees haven't co-evolved to pollinate native plantlife
- tptacek 1y agoMy understanding is that there are in fact very few feral honey bee colonies in the US ("if you see a honey bee in your yard, chances are someone owns it") and at some points over the last 20 years feral honey bee colonies had essentially been eradicated by the Varroa mite.
- micromacrofoot 1y agoI get swarms trying to establish new colonies every summer, and I'm in a major city where most people don't have any yard space.