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I'm lost with it, I thought the main problem with none amm bees was the very large brood and reluctance to slow down to suit our maritime climate (like aml being adapted to long summers and laying lots of brood to take advantage of their climate) so forinstance amm holding up in a cold spell and...

Sorry I meant replacing them as corse as you do brood not so much the mixing them between colonies

I was under the impression super combs lasted pretty much forever but brood comb had to be replaced every few years, id have thought when supers where used for laying they'd need replacing to. Oh don't get me wrong I left a full super on my colony over winter figured it's better for them than...

How do you find extracting, do you replace the super combs every year? I'd be worried about them being so prolific if I'm honest, it's alot of mouths to feed if there's a dearth won't the bees eat a great chunk of the honey? How do they overwinter is it over on a 14x12?

I'm the same, I over wintered one of mine on a brood and a half there was alot of brace comb when I done the first inspection I didn't really like it hence why I was looking to keep on a single brood. I think the 14x12 might be the better option over the commercial.

That's another reason I was wanting to stick to standard it is easier to extract from brood frames used as a super (not that I've had any honey from these sneaky buggers yet!)

I was very keen on sticking to standard national stuff but it dosnt seem like I'll be able to the few I've spoken to local don't. I'm really keen on not using foundation I think bought in stuff may contain nasties, this is only my second season so I've tried to keep it basic as I've had...

I've never tried the 14x12, I might look at converting my brood boxs and nucs to get away from brood and a half.

I was hoping I could keep some more near native on single brood boxs but I think I'll go brood and a half to be safe, I planned on leaving a super over winter anyway.

Do you keep these in a natinoal brood box or are they more prolific requiring more space?

Thanks very much!

Hi, love the look and sound of your queen and her offspring. Where abouts are you in the country please as I'm thinking of trying to requeen my colonies, is Ceri on this site?

Cubital index is still recognised as a tool to differentiate sub species?

Why that's kind of the whole point, buckfast are none native and don't maintain and survive well without constant intervention from humans?

400 acre estate?

I completely agree, the link I shared was a seminar at the national honey show from a professional. I'm a plumber and I to have seen terrible advice and practices.

As if by magic.........blenhiem seems to hold truly wild English bees, still waiting on genetic analysis but the cubital index seems to back it up 💁‍♂️.

Do you live in Britain?

I think the genetic analysis shows they are slightly different, I may be wrong I can't rememeber where I read it

America and Australia did Nt have native bees to be messed up to start with I don't understand your point? Also from what I've read/YouTubed the native bees of the UK actually outperform imported stock over a decade period due to our maritime climate, again watch the link it explains in there...