Hi all I see a lot of reasonably strange feelings about the AHB expressed here. The egyptian honeybee is an afican honey bee which genetically is very very similarr to the AHB's of the est of africa. People talk about low yields from AHB hives and the absconding problem. I have a friend who kept well bred AHB in Zimmbabwe and fequently took eight supers of her best hiivees during the spring flow and a further four later in the yearr. That is not a bad yield. (shallows though) Also the stray swarm from Hawaii? AHB in Hawaii? AHB also are superior in theiir ability to build up and aree superior pollen gatherers. My two cents Keep well Garth --- Garth Cambray "Opinions expressed in this post may be those 15 Park Road of Pritz, my cat, who knows a lot about Grahamstown catfood." 6140 *[log in to unmask]* South Africa Phone 27-0461-311663 In general, generalisations are bad. But don't worry BEEEEEE happy.