Photos of Apis mellifera mellifera

[Hors]

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?

Our country today is a mixture of bee carnica, Buckfast and mellifera caucasica also. Shares difficult to determine, cubital index 2.3 on average.
I have bees land F14, they are very peaceful, lots of honey, little swarm and no chalkbrood.
In Germany there is no station for mating the queens dark bee.

[keith pierce]

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[keith pierce]

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[Hors]

Hi, Beautiful pictures, I love drone (bee-bulls) What is a bee?

[Mellifera Crofter]

Yes, I agree - lovely photos and a beautiful queen. I like the term 'bee bulls', Hors - but I can't see any in Keith's photos.

I suppose with your question, 'what is a bee?', you are referring to the workers. The castes are called queen, worker, and drone.
Kitta

[Hors]

Yes, I agree - lovely photos and a beautiful queen. I like the term 'bee bulls', Hors - but I can't see any in Keith's photos.

I suppose with your question, 'what is a bee?', you are referring to the workers. The castes are called queen, worker, and drone.
Kitta

Hi Kitta, Figure 1 shows a lot of "bee-bull´s" drones. Question: what race-Amm?

[Jon]

yes, Keith is an AMM breeder and a member of the Native Irish Honeybee Society.

[Mellifera Crofter]

Figure 1 shows a lot of "bee-bull´s" drones.

Are you sure, Hors? I can't see a single blunt abdomen belonging to a 'bee-bull'! Maybe one ...
Kitta

[Jon]

There are more than 20 drones in the photo in post 12