The blame goes all over the place, it seems, but what about solutions? Or is it too late?
From the article:
Beekeepers have been accused of fuelling the decline of wild bees by breeding the insects for honey. Academics at Cambridge University say British honeybees are competing with wild bumblebees for food, suggesting their numbers should be cut. Writing in the journal Science, they also say honey bees spread disease to bumblebees through the flowers they share. The British Beekeepers Association has challenged the view, which it says is ‘unhelpful’ and singles out honey bees for blame. However researchers insist the privately kept insects, belonging to up to 30,000 UK beekeepers, can harm wildlife.
