Honey bees are not the main reason wild bees are declining, according to a review of the evidence. Researchers found that only 15% of 116 studies on competition between honey bees and native bees measured effects on native species' survival, reproduction or population trends. About half the research found honey bees did not change how native bees forage at all, and across many habitats honey bee and native bee abundance rise together more often than they fall. The bigger threats are land use changes that remove flowering plants, rising temperatures, extreme weather, drought and pesticides. Managed bees do carry viruses that can spread to wild bees, and they are essential for crops such as apples and almonds, so the real lesson is to protect the flowers all bees depend on.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.