• rayyy@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    Did you know that honeybees were not in America until they were brought here from Europe? Many other flies and bees did the pollination previously.

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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      27 days ago

      That specific species of honeybee wasn’t in the Americas. There were native species that are being outcompeted and dying out.

      “Killer” bees are an example of a native honeybee species.