From:                   Rick Green <[log in to unmask]>

> I
> bought 25 packages and 25 queens from the south this spring. Could one
> have been an African?

The german black bees that were very common in the southeast
until the '90s are perfectly capable of behavior as you describe. I
could tell you some tales. I used to catch a lot of swarms in bait
hives and quite a few of them were black, runny, and mean beyond
descripton. There could be some still around.

Dave Green   SC  USA

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