Hi Naser In your area the native bee that is best able to survive is Apis florea. It is a small bee that nest in the open on branches in little shrubs around the edge of dry regions. As it gets very hot in your area (over 50 degrees often I gather) the other races of honey bees that nest in cavities, Apis mellifera - the ones most of us keep, and Apis cerana - the ones people used to/ still keep where A.mellifera have not killed them in asia/japan. Your area is unsuitable for cavity nesters as it becomes too hot, and thus you would probably only be able to keep the bees in an enclosed space or bee house. This technique is used in places like Zimbabwe in africa as well where it gets very hot. The house protects the bees. My adice would be to find out more about A.florea - how to encourage them to set up a swarm in your plants etc - you are so lucky to be able to live in an area with such a fascinating little bee - take photos and put them in a web page for those of us unable to keep these fascinating little bees! Keep well Garth Contact: Jos SCHOENMAKER Box 1022, Umm-al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates; Fax 09971- 6- 662293 He will know more about the best bee for you area! --- Garth Cambray Camdini Apiaries 15 Park Road Apis melifera capensis Grahamstown 800mm annual precipitation 6139 Eastern Cape South Africa Phone 27-0461-311663 On holiday for a few months Rhodes University Which means: working with bees 15 hours a day! Interests: Fliis and bees Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this post in no way reflect those of Rhodes University.