And then this:
They are called ‘McDonalds bees’. Honey bees can eat anything, while other bees sometimes have more trouble with certain foods, says ecologist and professor Koos Biesmeijer. There are many honeybees in Amsterdam, which is at the expense of the wild bees. The wild bee is having a hard time in the Netherlands anyway.
The municipality of Amsterdam is now considering introducing a licensing obligation for beekeepers. Beekeeper Annemieke Timmerman has a different solution: