>>> slow to start brood rearing, breed at the right time when no honey is being gathered and almost stop breeding when the honey starts and fill the hives right full of honey; as soon as the honey flow stops they again start rapid breeding. The bees are good white comb builders."
That is an interesting brood rearing schedule. Looks as if the strain was really oriented to maximize honey gathering, all energies being placed on honey production during the honey flow rather than being expended on brood rearing at the same time. Wonder if those characteristics still exists.
Mike in LA
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