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0 pointstptacek9y ago0 comments

I don't know about the UK, but there are (essentially) no feral honeybees in the US, and there haven't been in something like 30 years, not because of pesticides, but because of the varroa mite.

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DanBC9y ago

There are unlikely to be large colonies of wild honey bees in England and Wales.

There are some feral honey bees colonies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/28290890

beardicus9y ago

Sure.

Now how about the 'total hives' vs 'annual losses' issue? I think the metric you've chosen to indicate overall honeybee health is lacking.

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