Hi all Garth comments that researchers have for decades kept the Cape honeybee (capensis) in various places in the UK. Perhaps so, but not that I have ever heard of. Research on capensis has taken place in Germany, Poland, France and the Netherlands and I have been told that some commercial beekeepers in Germany were trying capensis, illegally, some years ago. But I have never heard of capensis in the UK, especially not for research purposes. cheers Mike Allsopp Stellenbosch Mike Allsopp tel (27)(21) 887-4690 Honeybee Research Section fax (27)(21) 883-3285 Plant Protection Research Institute pmail plant3/vredma Agricultural Research Council email [log in to unmask] P/Bag X5017 Stellenbosch 7599 South Africa