Quote Originally Posted by Dark Bee View Post
DR, the tan coloured Italian to which you refer is or used to be known as the Ligurian Italian. It was more or less the colour of leather - is that the one you have in mind?
Yes Dark Bee I have a queen that fits that description exactly
She is a hybrid though and so above the Snelgrove board I have taken down her bees queen cells and replaced with a queen cell from the next door hive
The reason is not colour but the general grumpiness when inspecting and early season had Chalkbrood