From: "T & M Weatherhead" <queenbee@gil.com.au>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:17:53 +1000
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@egroups.com>
Subject: Re: cell size in supers

> And of course the rest of hybrids. I am still puzzled about one swarm I
> picked up , but past on to another beekeeper , which consisted of VERY
> yellow/ golden bees of extreme docile nature .This swarm absconded
> shortly after hiving.They had relatively long hairs of note. Somebody
> identified them allegedly as a hybrid from Australia.

I am very interested in this statement re the hybrid allegedly coming from
Australia. As bees have not been allowed into the USA from Australia where
would it have come from. The only possible way would be an illegal
importation. Can we get more details on the background and on what criteria
was used to make the identification.

As most of our "Italian" stock has come out of the USA prior to the early
1980's, why would it be different to what is in the USA?

Thanks.

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA