Bees in the wild

Reading Brother Adam's book Bees at Buckfast Abbey, he makes an interesting comment about starting bee keeping when Isle of White disease was prevalent and bee keepers were predicting the end of bee keeping in Britain.  With the new bee diseases around today I often read something similar and have even read there are no 'wild' bees left.  I am not sure what is behind this apocalyptic vision, but honey bees have survived and awful lot in their history and I am confident that they will overcome most of what is thrown at them.

As I was walking the dog, I saw this wonderful old oak, with, yes you have guessed it, honey bees flying in and out, they had come through the winter in fine fettle and are now working oil seed rape with gusto.

I look forward to watching them progress through the summer.