Did you read the entire article, Pete?  I thought that it was quite
reasonable.
The key messages were:
 1.  “People mistakenly think keeping honey bees, or helping honey bees, is
somehow helping the native bees, which are at risk of extinction." and "
She is justifiably frustrated at the misappropriated attention on saving
honey bees when, from a conservationist’s point of view, native bees are
the ones in more dire need of support. "
2.  " Colony densities in some locations have become too high, facilitating
the spread of disease and exacerbating problems with poor nutrition. If it
was this hard to keep my honey bees healthy, I’m not sure I can bear to
think about the wild bees. "

Although I am a strong supporter of honey bees and beekeeping, I agree
wholetheartedly with both of the above statements of fact.

Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com


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