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> Beekeepers in these days are often quoted as saying, "My survivor bees are
>darker", or "My bees are getting darker than they once were".
I've often said this. I witnessed the "darkening" of my bees, as the yellow
strains died out in the winter from Acarapis. But, this was in no way
selection by me, the beekeeper. I merely introduced darker strains into my
mix, and let the chips fall where they would. The dark bees survived.
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>Because beekeepers are now seeing survivor Italians tending to be darker.
>Does this suggest that the feral Italians are leading the recovery in this
>race?
How do you know these "survivor" bees are Italian? I breed from survivors,
without concern for color. After years of seeing the "darkening" of my
stock, I believe I'm seeing yellow bees making a comeback. I'll be watching
to see where this all leads.
Mike
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