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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: amandrea on July 01, 2007, 07:53:49 pm
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I've spent a lot of hours sitting by my hive in Bound Brook, central NJ, watching my girls and so I know they are 100% Italian. (Bound Brook was a destination for Italian immigrants, now attracting lots of Spainish) Looking at the clover and other flowers I can always find another bee, It is the size and appearance of mine but is very dark, I want to call it black or gray black. What could this be?
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Carni most likely..
they came fom the Italy to begin with
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Black is likely carni or the old German black bees. Grey is likely Caucasian.
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Never heard of carni, can't find any info either. Will look for pictures of the caucasian to compare with. Very interesting. Neihbors probabaly think I weird, stand and looking at the grass.
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I have caucasians from Mr Bill Gaffords line and they are very dark, almost black.
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Is there a source for queens that are not hybridized to the point of no return . 8-) RDY-B
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HOMAN-McMASTER APIARIES
503 CR 520
Shannon, MS 38868
phone: 662-767-3880 or
662-767-8923
- italian, caucasian
these are mixed some but not too bad...
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thank you bee brother :) RDY-B
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I have tony Homan apiaries formerly Homan-mcmasters . different number is your number to date Tell me about the caucasian bees you have been working would like to hear any difference in the strain available 8-) RDY-B
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Could be something native too like the orchard mason bee or a smaller bumble or even a fly that resembles a bee. I was checkin my blackberry bushes today and counted 7 different bees. None of them looked like my honeybees. Several kinds of bumbles and mason bees. There were a few that looked Italian but were almost twice the size and dark brown. Take some pics, that would be a big help. I'm gunna do the same tomorrow.
Sean Kelly
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Good idea. I have been looking with no success for good photos of different types of bees. I"d like to see a photo catalog I could use to identify everyone working the flowers with my girls.
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You probably have the right number. It was Tony we got them from. The bees are VERY gentle and were the only hives that made it through winter. I will be getting more soon.
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>carni
Carni=Carniolan
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http://www.badassbees.com/bees2/carny.jpg