Evaluating competition for forage plants between honey bees and wild bees in Denmark

A recurrent concern in nature conservation is the potential competition for forage plants between wild bees and managed honey bees. Specifically, that highly sophisticated system of recruitment large perennial colonies quickly exhaust resources leading to local extirpation However, different species show preferences plants. We here summarize known bee at national scale Denmark. Our focus on floral shared by bees, with an emphasis both threatened foraging specialist species. Across all 292 from Denmark, a total 410 plant genera were recorded as These included 294 visited Honey share 176 Comparing pairwise niche overlap individual species, no significant relationship was found their specialization or status. Network analysis bee-plant interactions placed aside most other specifically module containing had fewer links any modules, while remaining modules more inter-connected. Despite lack predictive overlap, data could be summarized. Consequently, we have identified set operational parameters that, based high (>70%) unfavorable status (Vulnerable+Endangered+Critically Endangered), can guide actions land management decisions proximity suspected populations these