> In an analysis of nearly 50 years of data on bees from the United Nations 
> Food and Agriculture Organization, researchers found that domesticated 
> honeybee
> populations have increased about 45 percent, thanks in large part to 
> expansion of the bees into areas such as South America, eastern Asia and 
> Africa.

Having read the article Peter posted I wonder how many of these colonies are 
European honeybees and how many are Africanised and how many are Asian bees 
e.g. cerana?

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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