The black bee

[RoofTops]

That would be Buckfasts then? I only say this as I have a couple of colonies that came from the Abbey this year. One of them had raised their own queen this season and it looks identical in terms of colour to the ones in the pictures above.

 

[Poly Hive]

Not what I was intending at all no. About as opposite as....

PH

 

[kazmcc]

What's the answer polyhive?

 

[Poly Hive]

Patience. Not the answer but exercise some for a bit. LOL

PH

 

[newportbuzz]

Now we are getting some where.

So guys and girls what do you call this bee?

Black in appearance.

Low swarming.

High propensity to supercede.

Excellent heather workers.

White domed cappings with air space.

Excellent comb honey workers.

Temperament variable from down right vicious, (and by vicious I mean they will totally hammer you) to pussycats.

Small brood nest, happy with one and a half Nats, and very happy in a Lang BB.

So what am I describing?

PH

a wonderful challenge

 

[mbc]

Now we are getting some where.

So guys and girls what do you call this bee?

Black in appearance.

Low swarming.

High propensity to supercede.

Excellent heather workers.

White domed cappings with air space.

Excellent comb honey workers.

Temperament variable from down right vicious, (and by vicious I mean they will totally hammer you) to pussycats.

Small brood nest, happy with one and a half Nats, and very happy in a Lang BB.

So what am I describing?

PH

A bickerstaffs Amm virgin mated with random greek drones ?

 

[Mike a]

haha.


Buckfast is the nearest match as far as I'm aware but others come close like German, Caucasian. I know one beek who would swear his colonies are all of the above and more but they are without doubt locally breed mongrels.

 

[Richard Bache]

So guys and girls what do you call this bee?

...A honeybee!

 

[kazmcc]

Hivemaker...is it the caucasian bee? been reading Hoopers and his description of the caucasion was pretty identical in this new beeks opinion.

By coincedence, i reached that section last night

 

[kazmcc]

Sorry, it was Poly hive that posted the question, not hive maker....my mistake.

 

[Poly Hive]

Sorry Richard, and I was astonished at your piece recently by the way...

AMM of course.

PH

 

[kazmcc]

so the answer is AMM? Come on, I am dying to know

 

[Poly Hive]

I thought I said so?

The answer is AMM yes.

PH

 

[biggles]

so the answer is AMM? Come on, I am dying to know

http://www.sicamm.org/WhatApis.html

Pete

 

[mbc]

Well I've got some reasonable amm if anybody's interested in swapping some genetic material next season

 

[the naked beekeeper]

Any info on:
i) temper
ii) Brood pattern/prolificacy
iii) honey yield
iv) hive type and configuration
v) strain origin/history
vi) any info on supercedure & swarming
vii) health

Thanks,
Mark.

 

[mbc]

Any info on:
i) temper
ii) Brood pattern/prolificacy
iii) honey yield
iv) hive type and configuration
v) strain origin/history
vi) any info on supercedure & swarming
vii) health

Thanks,
Mark.

i) not bad
ii) tidy
iii) not bad
iv) single nat br box
v) local to me
vi) they swarm and supercede ( infrequently )
vii) their still alive after minimal management for 20 years

 

[margie]

Hi, I'm working with black bees but am far away in the varroa free North of Scotland and a BIBBA member. The interest in these bees seems to be growing and I have passed some onto other members in the hope that we can increase their availability in the future. Best of luck.

 

[mbc]

The more populations of amm that are maintained, the safer they'll be for future generations, but I can totally understand not wanting material from varroa infected areas being sent up there Margie. All the best

 

[For want of a better word]

Has anyone seen a "New computerised program" for honeybee wing morphometry?

I have used Draw Wing, and Beemorph, but neither are supported on my new computer program, as seem to be made for Vista and Windows 7
I have 200 Terrabites to play with ( or something like that the man in PEECEEWorlds said)
I know DrawWing was a Polish University invention, is their an update???

Yeghes da