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Title: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: OzBuzz on August 11, 2010, 12:43:32 AM
Hi Everybody,

I was wondering if you might be able to help me identify what strain of bee this is likely to be? I obtained a small log with a tiny hive in it a few weeks ago and i was able to save the Queen and introduce her in to a nucleus hive... i'm just interested as i want to try and get a range of Queens and assess their capacities under my conditions... Cordovan, Ligurian etc

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Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: hardwood on August 11, 2010, 01:03:23 AM
Best bet is "mutts"...nothing wrong with that though, most mutts are great producers!

Scott
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: OzBuzz on August 11, 2010, 01:05:51 AM
cool :) I'll write that on the hive! "Lucky the mutt" hahhah
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: Finski on August 11, 2010, 06:25:41 AM
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I suppose that it is so called "local bee".
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: OzBuzz on August 11, 2010, 07:36:23 PM
If you had to take a guess what would you say is in them? Some italian along with a bit of dark bee?
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: AllenF on August 11, 2010, 08:50:59 PM
They are definitely Australiafoundinlogwildbee bees.  We don't have them up here only wayyyy down south.
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: OzBuzz on August 12, 2010, 12:13:40 AM
Quote from: AllenF on August 11, 2010, 08:50:59 PM
They are definitely Australiafoundinlogwildbee bees.  We don't have them up here only wayyyy down south.

Ah love it! ok so Apis australianfoundinlogwildbee - i did a google search and couldn't find anything on them  :? ? Could i have a new species maybe? i might have to get their DNA analysed and see  :-D


Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: OzBuzz on August 12, 2010, 12:16:11 AM
P.S: I hope that bought a smile to your face and made you laugh! coz it was meant in humour  :-D i just know that some wwwwaaayyyy up north have a different sense of humour to those that are wwwwaayyyy down south :) i think it has something to do with something in the water haha

Have a good one guys and girls :)
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: Livefreeordie on August 12, 2010, 08:38:38 AM
Quote from: OzBuzz on August 12, 2010, 12:16:11 AM
P.S: I hope that bought a smile to your face and made you laugh! coz it was meant in humour  :-D i just know that some wwwwaaayyyy up north have a different sense of humour to those that are wwwwaayyyy down south :) i think it has something to do with something in the water haha

Have a good one guys and girls :)

It's the flu shots Oz..... 8-)
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: AllenF on August 12, 2010, 01:47:20 PM
Stupid flu shots.
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: OzBuzz on August 12, 2010, 07:33:05 PM
HAhhahah gotta love em ;)
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: slacker361 on August 12, 2010, 09:14:39 PM
no no flu shots make you stupid    just say no
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: Geoff on August 12, 2010, 10:42:11 PM
Gotta bee APIS VICTORIANA Ozbuzz
Title: Re: What strain of bee is this?
Post by: OzBuzz on August 13, 2010, 12:34:50 AM
Quote from: Geoff on August 12, 2010, 10:42:11 PM
Gotta bee APIS VICTORIANA Ozbuzz

Hahhaahh ah yes! i've read about that in the literature! it's quite rare! Anybody wanna buy a Queen? I'll breed em up! $250 open mated hahahah :mrgreen: :roll: 8-) :lol: :-P
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