Bees overall do not get very good press. For example the media's treatment of
the africanized honeybee.
The backlash of genetically modified honeybees just might harm beekeeping
more than it could possibly help.
Frankenbees.
I can see the hives burning  and the ordinances being drafted against keeping
bees
in my mind.
AHB was just ordinary cross breeding.
Imagine a flying insect with bad traits being "manufactured"
Starlink bees?
No thanks. I wouldn't want my hives and assets siezed if a patented gene
showed up in my colonies.