"Malcom "Mal" Reynolds" wrote in message
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Billy wrote:

In article ,
"Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" wrote:

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"Steve Peek" wrote:

Honeybees were first brought here by the pilgrams, by T. Jefferson's
time
there were thousands of escaped "wild" colonies.

Which in fact means they weren't "native". Perhaps you mean invasive?

Try "feral".

Whatever you call them, you can't call them "native"

Which was my point exactly, both honeybees (at least the ones typically
raised by American & European beekeepers) and apples are from the same
continent which IS NOT North America. Being from the same continent they
have evolved into a symbiotic relationship. Sure there are other insects
that will pollinate to some degree, but none with the efficiency of the
honeybee!