Free-living colonies of native honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in 19th and early 20th century Sweden

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Free-living colonies of native honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in 19th and early 20th century Sweden

Niklasson, Mats (författare): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap,Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Svensson, Emil (författare): Gärsnäs, Sweden

Leidenberger, Sonja (författare): Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för biovetenskap,Forskningsmiljön Systembiologi,Ecological Modelling

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Norrström, Niclas (författare): Högskolan i Skövde,Institutionen för biovetenskap,Forskningsmiljön Systembiologi,Ecological Modelling

Crawford, Elizabeth (författare): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap,Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

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Springer Nature, 2023
2023
Engelska.
Ingår i: Journal of Insect Conservation. - : Springer Nature. - 1366-638X .- 1572-9753.

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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 mellifera mellifera). Our aim was to investigate the presence of colonies of free-living, native honey bees (A. m. mellifera) during the last two centuries in Sweden. For this we examined systematic interviews of beekeepers (176 answers from 158 questionnaires) performed in the years 1928–1981, with information dating back to the early 1800s. An overwhelming majority of answers (96%) confirmed the past presence of free-living colonies of honey bees in Sweden. While some stated that free-living colonies were simply absconded swarms from managed hives, the majority of interviewees (69%) believed that free-living colonies were of a truly wild origin. A decreasing trend in first-hand accounts of free-living colonies suggests that free-living populations underwent a dramatic decline at the end of the 19th century. This was also expressed in words by many interviewees, who in 14 cases stated that the loss of old forests and tree-cavity nest sites at the end of the 1800s was the primary cause of the decline. Direct accounts of perennial, free-living colonies, combined with detailed descriptions of the collection of large free-living colonies and/or wild honey, is strong evidence of free-living honey bees being well adapted to winter survival. These accounts contradict the officially supported view that the honey bee is a recently imported, domesticated, non-native species in Sweden. The results give a scientific underpinning and provide inspiration for the restoration of native forests which could facilitate populations of free-living colonies of A. m. mellifera exposed to natural selection. This could potentially lead to its return as a fully wild species. In an uncertain future, allowing for a natural lifestyle could increase resilience and reinstate characteristics that are otherwise lost in honey bees due to the increasing effects of artificial trait selection.

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NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi -- Ekologi (hsv//swe)
NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences -- Ecology (hsv//eng)
NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi (hsv//swe)
NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)

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Free-living honey bees
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera mellifera
Wild honey bees
Old-growth forests
Hollow trees
Rewilding
Ekologisk modellering
Ecological Modelling Group
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera mellifera
Free-living honey bees
Hollow trees
Old-growth forests
Rewilding
Wild honey bees

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