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I got three samples back this morning, one of my own (34) and two from my father's apiary. (Sample A & B)
Thanks again to Roger Patterson for taking the time to do them.




Surprisingly, his two samples are showing more hybridization than mine, probably from Carnica Drones as his bees are very dark with little or no sign of yellow banding.
He has a neighbour a quarter of a mile away ...

We called in to see my parents this afternoon.
My father is a beekeeper and most of his 13 colonies were flying strongly and bringing in pollen of various hues. I helped him do his Apiguard treatments in the Autumn and I thought a lot of his colonies were weak at that point. We checked the Varroa trays today and there was no sign of any mites. He keeps his trays in over winter and I don't but we try and not fall out over it!
He has good natured black bees and he has kept bees continuously ...