Honey bee identification

[Dookie]

Morning all

Someone ask me what type of honey bee i had, and the only answer i could give was a blank look. I know there are many types of honey bee but i don't know how to identify Buckfast from a British Black.

Any ideas?

Richard

 

[Cussword]

Google will throw up some pictures for you.

Although most bees, if you haven't bought in a queen, are mongrels.

 

[B+.]

Someone ask me what type of honey bee i had, and the only answer i could give was a blank look. I know there are many types of honey bee but i don't know how to identify Buckfast from a British Black.

The fact that you couldn't answer the question means they are almost certainly mongrels.

Take a look at this http://www.coloss.org/beebook/I/subspecies-ecotypes for a description of the methods used to identify which race of bee you have. You probably can't perform this sort of analysis yourself.

 

[birdsandbees]

The fact that you couldn't answer the question means they are almost certainly mongrels.

I agree, anyone who has spent the extra to have pure stock makes sure they tell everyone

 

[B+.]

I agree, anyone who has spent the extra to have pure stock makes sure they tell everyone

Yeah....I've done that already!

 

[REDWOOD]

I have Welsh colonies except one that is mongrel or a legal immigrant [emoji4]


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