wessexmario
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are honeybees catching virus from imported bumblebees
or are the bumblebees catching virus from imported honeybees ??
Gool Piran
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or are the bumblebees catching virus from imported honeybees ??
Gool Piran
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I know importing bumbles is a decent business, I wonder why more aren't bread here?
itma
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See also http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=27951 for the earlier discussion on this research.
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The amount of non native bumbles I saw last year was huge.
They aren't bred here because it's too cold to get them ready for pollinating the crops in poly tunnels.
They aren't bred here because it's too cold to get them ready for pollinating the crops in poly tunnels.
