Food for thought.  Our bees get "their" pathogens, thanks to current practices in beekeeping.
"They" are adapted to their pathogens, no surprise.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140416-honeybees-africa-kenya-disease-nosema-varroa-resistance-genetics-pesticides/
[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/u/TvyamNb-BivtNwpvn7Sct0VFDulyAfA9wBcU0gVHVnqC5ghpyDDiTvNmXaK6Oh-f_ZHxhNDirNKsrMokGHw/]<http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140416-honeybees-africa-kenya-disease-nosema-varroa-resistance-genetics-pesticides/>

Honeybees in East Africa Resist Deadly Pathogens
A new study reveals that East African honeybees are resistant to the pathogens blamed for colony collapses elsewhere.
Read more...<http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/04/140416-honeybees-africa-kenya-disease-nosema-varroa-resistance-genetics-pesticides/>





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