Feral honeybees have not been a part of this breeding program and they have
suffered most from the parasites.  It's been a long time since I saw a wild
honeybee in my garden.

Recent messages suggest the wild bees are adapting to becoming more disease
and parasite resistant.

Without the breeding programs, the domestic beekeeping program might have
collapsed long before this.



>In 1923 Rudolf Steiner predicted mankind would lose the honeybee in eighty
>years to viruses and parasitic mites because the honeybee was being bred for
>profit to a point where it has become easy prey for viruses and parasitic
>mites.