[growt]

I wonder how those bees deal with varroa mites. Many beekeepers believe that "wild hives do not exist" because untreated colonies usually die within a year or two.

[flurdy]

The Guardian article does mention that they are Varroa mite resistant, though not how.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/07/no-one-k...

[ByersReason]

Not correct to my understanding, and somewhat out of date information.

I do suggest looking at the natural beekeeping literature, for example :

https://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org/natural-bee-husbandry

this source frequently documents populations of wild/feral, multi-year, mite resistant, hives.

And also - there are plenty of beekeepers around, including myself, with multi-year treatment free hives of bees.

However, mite resistant bees in commercial style un-insulated frame based langstroth hives - not so much.