Key points:
- A New Zealand researcher says varroa mite caused feral bees to die-off within two seasons
- An infestation of 9,000 varroa mites has been detected in a Central Coast feral bee swarm
- Swarms are being caught to help amateur beekeepers restock
Is it just European honeybees? Let them die, they displace native pollinators, which are generally more efficient on native flora.
There’s an awful lot of introduced flora that will be impacted by a loss off european bees
In cities and around farms, there’ll be managed hives around still
Good
I wonder, though, will the native pollinator populations rebound fast enough to be able to pick up the slack for native flora?