Sometimes the second generation is a bit more aggressive than I like, but the extra aggressiveness usually passes the third and successive generations. JMO
Second or Third generation? As in the bees making their own queens?
We've not heard from Nugget Shooter in a while. I'm worried that the native bees have driven him off. While we are not as bad as I've heard Arizona is, I have heard from a lot of beekeepers here, in Corpus, and in the Valley who no longer trust their hives not to turn africanized without requeening.
I've become pretty much convinced that letting the queens find their own mates can be a dangerous proposition in Victoria. However, since the bees are no longer in our backyard I suppose we could experiment with that.
I think the closer we get to the Valley, the more defensive the feral bees.