Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: apisbees on October 15, 2015, 11:53:16 am
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I came across this PDF file on Characteristics of Races of Honeybees It list the characteristics or the different bees found in North America. Although I think most bees out there are a mixture of the different races. But a good reference in determining the genetic back ground of a queen by the characteristics of the hive.
http://www.three-peaks.net/PDF/Races%20of%20Honey%20Bees%2001.pdf
I posted the link as well as the PDF file in case in the future the link file gets moved.
Riverbee this may be a good useful thread to stick
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Thanks Apis,
My bees definitely exhibit their Russian genetics. After your advice on the SHB I found, I did a complete inspection and found no SHB damage or even eggs/larvae. I also observed one of the workers dragging a bee larva out of the hive and tossing it off the landing board. I picked it up and looked it over and it had a very small almost translucent mite on it. We are in a dearth right now and I assume they are using this time for some housecleaning.
Neill
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Very nice Apis, thank you. My best swarm of the year seems to have a lot of caucasian bees. I wondered at the black and grey, but they are gentle and productive and not swarmy.
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please see this thread here on the races and characteristics of honey bees, it is a 'sticky' in beekeeping 101, and thank you apis, the pdf file is a very good reference :
Races & Characteristics of Honey Bees (http://www.worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/index.php/topic,150.msg1078.html#msg1078)