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    Hello beekeepers,

    I am looking for photos of Apis mellifera mellifera. Photo of worker bee, queen, drone.

    Can you help please?

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    I don't have a close up of a drone but I have a photo of a frame of them.
    Actually, just noticed there are 3 drones beside the queen in the first picture.

    galtee queen.jpg bees-col-44..jpg drones on frame.jpg
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    Hi friends, I have here a picture of my Belgians A. m. mellifera
    PICT5035.jpg
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    They look quite similar to mine.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Hors View Post
    Hi friends, I have here a picture of my Belgians A. m. mellifera
    PICT5035.jpg
    Hi Horst, are these bees common in your region or do you need a rigorous breeding plan to maintain your line?

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    Hi Prakel
    No, the bee is very rare in our region. Carniolan and Buckfast bees are common and country bees.
    I'm going to mate after Belgien-Virelles/Chimay. Purity checked with ApiClass.

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    Had a quick look at the ApiClass web site. It looks interesting. It is similar to Drawwing, however the bit I have found interesting was the data base to identify the AM sub-species is based on 5000 samples from the various species that has also been checked by DNA analysis. Any comments

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    Do you know this guy from Belgium, Hubert Guerriat. He is a well known AMM breeder

    http://www.mellifica.be/en/livre/

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    @Jimbo
    I recommend Apiclass, but is a clean process the wings behind glass important. A good addition to the visual method.
    @Jon
    Yes I know Hubert Guerriat personally, am a member of the association.

    1221H003_Bee.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hors View Post
    Hi Prakel
    No, the bee is very rare in our region. Carniolan and Buckfast bees are common and country bees.
    I'm going to mate after Belgien-Virelles/Chimay. Purity checked with ApiClass.
    Hi, thanks for your response. Please forgive my extra questions but it's always interesting to learn what other people are doing (as Fidan found out!).

    When you refer to 'country bees' are you describing general mongrel crosses between Carniolan and Buckfast, or, is there 'local' amm content in the mix?

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