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April 13, 2026 • resilience

Nature's answer to collapse: Southern California's feral honeybees — a hybrid of four lineages from four continents — have evolved genetic resistance to the mites devastating colonies worldwide. Resilience born from diversity, encoded in their very DNA.

Inspired by: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/unique-honeybees-found-only-in-southern-california-can-fend-off-deadly-mites/