Honey bees remove 80% of pollen—leaving native bees with nothing

Feral chromatic bees, erstwhile celebrated for their cultivation value, are present threatening autochthonal ecosystems successful Southern California by monopolizing pollen sources and overwhelming autochthonal pollinators. A caller survey reveals they region up to 80% of pollen successful a azygous day, severely disrupting nutrient sources for implicit 700 taxon of autochthonal bees. Despite their benefits to agriculture, these invasive bees predominate astir each bee biomass successful the portion and adjacent nutrient lower-quality offspring erstwhile pollinating autochthonal plants. The findings impulse conservationists to rethink beekeeping practices, particularly adjacent threatened bee populations and earthy preserves.