imported bee numbers drop therefore demand for local bees goes up. As demand for local bees goes up - with a limited supply available the value of local bees goes up.
As the value of bees goes up more 'suppliers' will find it advantageous to enter the market; some might not be quite as...
Five poly hives painted blue and yellow with flowers and some saying 'Andres Bees' have been stolen from within a wood in NE Hants. Not in sight of a path and behind two padlocked gates. :(
The hives are two box langstroths by busy bees. Also half a dozen deeps choked with rape...
Why use a non drying oil - olive oil - in a polish? I would be interested to hear
Carnuba wax is often added to wax polish to add a degree of brilliance and it in its unrefined state is greenish.