Teresa Garcma wrote:
> 
> Paul Lacelle wrote:
> >
> > Info needed.Can I introduce a different species of Queen when splitting?
> 
> You wrote: A DIFFERENT SPECIES, not a different breed, so it depends on
> the species. You, most probably won´t be able to combine Apis dorsata or
> Apis florea with Apis mellifera, because they are SO different.
> 
> I read somewhere that it is possible to combine Apis cerana and Apis
> mellifera, and that it was done to help control varroasis in an
> "ecological way", but remember that if a queen of one of these species
> mates with drones from the other (which, supposedly is possible due to a
> similarity in pherhomones and drone congregation areas) it would be an
> infertile mating, just like in horses with burros (donkeys?). Also,
> do you think these darker and smaller bees are more productive than
> the ones you have? or you want to do it for a scientific interest?
> If you have any other question related to this, please ask to BEE-L.
> 
> Tere
Thanks for you help Tere.