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by Swizec 992 days ago
Were bees introduced into Europe from Asia? We have evidence of domesticated bees in Egypt circa 2600BC.

Not to mention rock art of honey collection from bees dating back to 7000BC in Spain.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_honey_bee#Domesticat...

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Yes, Humans have been keeping domesticate bees for a long time and spread them around the globe. The wild animal that was domesticate originally lived in Southeast Asia.