In this section, we look at the investigation of ‘Isle of Wight’ disease that nearly wiped out the population of the British native honeybee. However, fact is stranger than fiction, this malady of the early 20th century has never been proven to exist.
Misinformation, disinformation or conspiracy theory? Over a century later, with clearer heads and the benefit of extended hindsight, this myth has still managed to propagate around the world to this day.