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Re: Honeybee colonies not declining worldwide
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Trevor Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 May 2009 06:50:29 +1000
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> 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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