A team led by Concordia academics stated in a recent report published in the journal PeerJ that the tremendous expansion in urban honeybee-keeping over the last decade may be harming surrounding wild bee populations. Small bees with limited foraging ranges may be especially vulnerable, they
In a new paper in the journal PeerJ, a team led by Concordia researchers argued that the rapid growth in urban honeybee-keeping over the past decade may be negatively impacting nearby wild bee populations. Small bees with limited foraging ranges may be especially at risk, they write.