The future of the honey bee was discussed last weekend in Athlone.
The Irish native honey bee is under threat of extinction.
Their existential future was the focus of last weekend's Irish Honey Bee Society's annual conference in Athlone.
Killucan small commercial beekeeper Tom McDonnell, believes if honeybees mate with bees imported into the country, it will affect the native species in Ireland.
He says hybridisation will cause a range of issues for beekeepers:
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