--- On Sun, 2/21/10, David Tharle & Barb Thyr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Why were honey bees introduced if there were enough native pollinators?I wonder if pollination had anything to do with the introduction of the honeybee.
>>If understood at all, at that point in history, it may have been seen as a side benefit. I'm "speculating" that honeybee importation to the varying "colonies" around the world had more to do with man's sweet tooth.
Primarily a source of sweets and a source of good wax for candles. If I understand correctly, most candles of the era were made from tallow which burned with a lot of soot produced and was not long lasting. Bees wax was the best candle material of the period.
Mike in LA
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