" I have seen, and had to help deal with, some very bad tempered Buckfast crosses."
It seems to be common belief around here (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire UK) that second/subsequent generations of Buckfast queens produce more aggressive bees. Own limited experience (couple of colonies about 3 years ago) is that this is so.
John
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