Jerry was maybe a bit blunt in his response, but I agree.
These things are only contributing factors to survival and dilution from commercial stock probably hinders feral bee evolution more than helps.
Additionally, more than occasional uncontrolled swarming makes beekeepers a public nuisance and can result in bad publicity and banning for everyone.
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