in the UK alone, there are around 270 bee species, with the honeybee being but one of those species. Honeybees compete directly with wild pollinators.41 They are extremely efficient at collecting pollen and returning it to their hives but they consequently remove natural resources that are needed by the wild species. Honeybees are also significantly less effective at pollination than wild bees and other pollinators42 but because they can out-compete wild pollinators, when honeybees are introduced into an area they can then force wild bees and other pollinators out of it,43 which in turn makes
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