[Pollinator] for discussion: should honeybees be allowed into conservation/protected areas?

[Peter Loring Borst]

On Mar 17, 12, at 8:57 AM, Randell Verhoek wrote:

> In my opinion wherever possible if beekeepers could have access to conservation areas that have enough flowers to make sense to keep bees there, it would be a benefit to our country where only good will be the outcome.

Thanks for the balanced point of view. I was reluctant to enter the fray, as this is a contentious topic. However, there is a mountain of evidence to show that natural bee populations vary radically from year to year, so it would be nearly impossible to prove that introduced honey bees had a negative effect. Sort of like pouring water into the ocean, the tide keeps going up and down no matter what we do.


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