What sort of European?  Apis Mellifera mellifera (the black bees of N.  
Europe; AM Ligustica (Italians) AM Carnica (Carniolans) etc etc; about a dozen different strains.  With a reasonable degree of accuracy they can be distinguished morphologically by examining wing veins, colour, hair length, pattern etc and this (with training) can be done by amateur beekeepers without the trouble and expense of laboratories.
 


In thinking about this last night,  my first note was a bit short in description  I mentioned "89% non European"  and being confused by that.  The problem with that statement from a lab is that it tells me nothing,   Had it said 87% Africanized I could understand,  but What about Russian,  or Carniola,  or as they were supposed to be  "buckfast"  How do those breeds look in this test?  Without that as a benchmark that test doesn't tell me much.



Charles

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