> Although honeybees have received significant positive press and public support, there are important yet often ignored reasons why increasing their numbers outside intensive agricultural systems should be avoided. Honeybees have large colonies and have become invasive in all regions outside of their Old World origin.

> More nuanced is that encouraging urban beekeeping may further people's misunderstanding of the importance of native biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. The act of beekeeping under the auspice that one is saving the bees is akin to domesticating nature, whereby natural processes are lost in exchange for a human benefit. 

> Redirecting public attention and policy away from domesticated honeybee management to evidence-based conservation of wild pollinators is critical for native plant communities and will increase the resilience of agricultural and natural ecosystems.

Colla, S. R. and MacIvor, J. S. (2017), Questioning public perception, conservation policy, and recovery actions for honeybees in North America. Conservation Biology, 31: 1202–1204. doi:10.1111/cobi.12839

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