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StudChud@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© agoItâs not a native bee - www.aussiebee.com.au/beesinyourarea.html
I think youâre right that itâs a western/European honeybee www.aussiebee.com.au/feral-bees.html
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
Friend or foe you reckon?
StudChud@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
Well western/European honeybees are kept for farming and pollination, but they do have feral hives in the bush. Hard to know if it was part of a commercial hive or feral, but I lean to feral.
While they do push out our native species, they also pollinate our native plants too, so itâs a grey area.
I try to avoid killing any bees, as a personal rule, because without them weâd all starve, and the global bee population is endangered
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone âš4â© âšweeksâ© ago
Yeah Iâd usually leave them alone too but this one was on my curtain inside my house so I figure itâs fair game. Next time Iâll try and catch and release it. Thanks for all the info.