Start here, and just keep following the links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_honey_bee like this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_honey_bee#Subspecies_originating_in_the_Middle_East_and_Asia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_honey_bee#Subspecies_originating_in_Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_honey_bee#Subspecies_originating_in_Africa and these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_mellifera_mellifera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniolan_honey_bee Regards Peter Detchon ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************
