Saving which bees? Influence and socio-ecological impact of the 'natural' movement in beekeeping.

围绕蜜蜂管理的决策是一个关键的背景，在这个背景下，相互冲突的行动会从“拯救蜜蜂”的共同目标中变成现实。但是哪些蜜蜂呢？西方蜜蜂只是20,000种中的一种，最近人们对它们通过疾病传播和饲料竞争对野生传粉者的负面影响产生了浓厚的兴趣。越来越多的自然养蜂做法对社会生态的影响尚不清楚；它们是否会通过增加疾病传播对野生传粉者造成更大的伤害，而不是通过促进自然选择对蜜蜂造成更大的好处？与传统养蜂业相比，降低放养率和更敏感的土地管理是否可以缓解这种情况？这项跨委员会的跨学科研究将探索与我们的研究合作的养蜂人不断变化的视角、价值观和做法。我们的研究问题是：1.自然养蜂运动内部和周围的观点和价值观如何随着时间的推移而变化？2.参与社会生态研究是否影响观点和价值观？3.自然养蜂实践(特别是蜂群、瓦罗亚和栖息地管理)对生态的影响是什么？

Decision-making around honeybee management is the critical context in which conflicting actions materialise from shared aims to 'save the bees'. But which bees? Western honeybees are but one species within 20,000, and there has been significant recent interest in their negative impact upon wild pollinators through disease spread and forage competition. Socio-ecological impacts of rising natural beekeeping practices remain unknown; could they cause more harm to wild pollinators through increased disease spread than benefit to honeybees through facilitation of natural selection? Is this mitigated by reduced stocking rates and more sensitive land management compared to conventional beekeeping? This cross-council inter-disciplinary study will explore changing perspectives, values and practices of beekeepers engaged collaboratively with our research. Our research questions are: 1. How do perspectives and values within and around the natural beekeeping movement change over time? 2. Does participation in socio-ecological research influence perspectives and values? 3. What are the ecological impacts of natural beekeeping practices (specifically swarm, Varroa and habitat management)?