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submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Idk, last I checked the European Honey Bee was native, but I guess you could prefer bumblebees?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (10 children)

They’re “invasive” if you’re not on Eurasia.

Humans took them everywhere else.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They're native to Africa, Europe, West Asia & Central Asia, which covers around 3 billion people

East & South Asia have the Asiatic Honey Bee which is closely related enough that their introduction wouldn't disrupt the ecosystem as they fill the same niche in the same way

That leaves only around 15% of the global population somewhere European Honey Bees even have potential to become invasive, so it's a safe bet that they aren't for most people

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Apis mellifera is a much better pollinator for most cultivars produced by agriculture around the world, so it's been introduced into East, South and Southeast Asia too.

Also, you're not accounting for species uniqueness, which is highest in Australia/NZ/PNG, southern Africa and parts of South America. These places also have native bees that are outcompeted and outright attacked by Eurobees.

The truth is complicated, but also simple - this invasive species we tolerate and even introduce because it massively benefits food production for humans.

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