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Mon, May 19, 08 at 22:59
| I've been reading a lot lately, and I'm curious if there have been western attempts at keeping the asian bee. It's not as big a honey producer, but it survives the mites devastating Italian-derived on its own in the wild. That and a docile demeanor could seemingly be very attractive to the hobby apiarist. |
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| Would they interbreed with the Italian-derived ones, and would that be a problem? Are there sources for them in the US? Are their needs any different? |
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| All I've been able to find on the subject is that there is or at least was a guy in New England trying to crossbreed them with the Italian bees to improve their honey production. Otherwise I've got nothing, which I why I asked. |
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