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Hi all
We have discussed the Italianization of the Americas, where the aim was to replace the ornery black Apis m. mellifera with the more agreeable (among other traits) A. m. ligustica. It turns out the same thing was occurring in Germany about the same time. I found this reference (the translation may be a bit muddy)
To Father Jan Dzierżon stuck to the title of "Copernicus of the hive". He deserved it because not only did he love bees since he was a child, but he really knew them. The merit of the priest from Karłowice is also bringing Italian bees to Opole Silesia, which fly out of the hive in spring, just in time for the flowering rapeseed fields.
- It was a breakthrough - admits Piotr Szafrański. - Previously, Central European bees were bred here, adapted to the long winter and late spring. They were biting and greedy. Against the background of gentle Italian bees, they resembled rabid Dobermans next to couch yorkies.
– To był przełom – przyznaje Piotr Szafrański. – Wcześniej hodowano tu pszczoły środkowoewuropejskie przystosowane do długiej zimy i późnej wiosny. Były kąśliwe i żądliwe. Na tle łagodnych pszczół włoskich przypominały wściekłe dobermany przy kanapowych yorkach.
http://pszczelipark.pl/index.php/Jan-Dzierzon.html
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