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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

Scientists recommend limits on urban beekeeping to protect Australia’s native bees from honeybees

An Australian native golden-browed resin bee
Researchers have identified more than 1,700 species of native bees, including the golden-browed resin bee, but many are yet to be described. Photograph: Dr Kit Prendergast

Scientists have recommended limits on urban beekeeping after a peer-reviewed study found introduced honeybees could be harming Australian native bees and risked driving them to extinction.

The Australian research, published in Frontiers in Bee Science, found native bees living in areas with high densities of introduced honeybees had fewer female offspring and a higher death rate in their first year of life.

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