Re: non-local bees:
> In Korea, some beekeepers maintain native techniques of hive management while attempting to utilize their endemic honeybee subspecies, Apis cerana. For beekeepers in Korea, the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is considered "exotic." ... Research suggests that preserving endemic honeybee species is a matter of both ecological and cultural respect -- Jansen.(2018). Between Honeybees and Beekeepers in Post-Colonial Malta. Thesis
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