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> the idea was that the native bees lose share of the resources to honeybees that are artificially supported

This is not true necessarily (it depends on the context)

Most solitary native bees will not compete with honeybees (or will compete only partially) because they favor different flowers. In general if you find bees of very different sizes they basically will not compete. Honeybees rarely will touch small Fabaceae and are not common on Apiaceae. Alfalfa fields are pollinated by tiny native bees.



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