Honeybees are barging aside wild pollinators in hunt for pollen and nectar, study finds

Honeybees were more likely to attack and chase rivals – and win – to collect more pollen and nectar, the study found. Photograph: Dr Tom Ings/Anglia Ruskin University

Honeybees are outcompeting wild pollinators for resources by aggressively bumping into them and chasing them away from flowers, research has shown.

The study, by researchers from Anglia Ruskin University, found that areas where there were higher concentrations of honeybees had fewer wild pollinators, such as bumblebees, solitary bees and hoverflies.