Maddmax1
New Bee
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2015
- Messages
- 10
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Italy
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 5
I moved back to Italy three months ago. Before then I have been living in Montana for 15 years and in Florida for, may I say it, ... too long.
Italian (ligustica) bees are very popular because they are still being evaluated as if varroa did not come along (but it did!).
Under the hobbist beekeeper's point of view Russian bees should be reconsidered and integrated into their activities including breeding programs. In terms of commercial beekeeping ... well ... that's an entirely different problem. Consumers are not willing to pay enough for honey: they want to buy honey at the cost of sugar.
Maddmax1
Italian (ligustica) bees are very popular because they are still being evaluated as if varroa did not come along (but it did!).
Under the hobbist beekeeper's point of view Russian bees should be reconsidered and integrated into their activities including breeding programs. In terms of commercial beekeeping ... well ... that's an entirely different problem. Consumers are not willing to pay enough for honey: they want to buy honey at the cost of sugar.
Maddmax1