European honeybee populations are considered to consist only of managed colonies, but
recent censuses have revealed that wild/feral colonies still occur in various countries. To …

It is a common belief that feral honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera L.) were eradicated in
Europe through the loss of habitats, domestication by man and spread of pathogens and …

Wild honeybees (Apis mellifera) are considered extinct in most parts of Europe. The likely
causes of their decline include increased parasite burden, lack of high-quality nesting sites …

The diversity of endemic honeybee subspecies and ecotypes is at risk in Europe because
modern apiculture promotes only a small number of honeybee strains. A crucial step for the …

Recent studies reveal the use of tree cavities by wild honeybee colonies in European
forests. This highlights the conservation potential of forests for a highly threatened …

Several honey bee (Apis mellifera) subspecies are in danger of local extinction because
their feral population have almost completely disappeared. An important threat to the feral …

Although pollinator declines are a global biodiversity threat, the demography of the western
honeybee (Apis mellifera) has not been considered by conservationists because it is biased …

The density of wild honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera) in the African dry highland
savannahs was estimated in three Nature Reserves in Gauteng, South Africa (Ezemvelo …

Europe harbours several endemic honeybee (Apis mellifera) subspecies. Yet the distribution
of these subspecies is nowadays also much influenced by beekeeping activities. Large …

Little information exists on the history and ecology of free-living colonies of European honey
bees (Apis mellifera L.) in Europe, including its dark north-western subspecies (Apis …