Quote Originally Posted by Duncan View Post
Is the dark colour of AMM dominant over the lighter coloured AML and Buckfast?
Hi Duncan
Nice to hear from you welcome to the forum
Lots of bees are black but not Amm
AMM crosses are most often stripey because of Italian bee genes
That would suggest colour is a combination of parents genetics
So one of the features AMM fans look for is even colouring dark brown or black
You can have caucasians or carniolans which are black as well so colour is not a reliable guide
I find bees tend to get more black down the generations in this area (presumably the local drones)
They don't have many AMM features though