>I think it is wrong to suppose there is anything different about these
feral bees.
Two recent referenced studies present a couple distinctives- longer lifespan
and different gene immune response:
'The Life Span and Levels of Oxidative Stress in Foragers Between Feral and
Managed Honey Bee Colonies'
https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/22/1/20/6523141?login=false
'The Role of Pathogen Dynamics and Immune Gene Expression in the Survival of
Feral Honey Bees'
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.594263/full
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