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Re: Honey bee subspecies
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" I have seen, and had to help deal with, some very bad tempered Buckfast crosses."

It seems to be common belief around here (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire UK) that second/subsequent generations of Buckfast queens produce more aggressive bees. Own limited experience (couple of colonies about 3 years ago) is that this is so.

John

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