From: "huestis" <buzzybee@capital.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 10:16:20 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: egyptian stock

Hi Trevor,

> I have caught ferals that have swarmed and a couple I forgot to requeen.
> They did not perform very well and swarmed within a couple of months.
This
> is not surprising as I believe it is in their genes to swarm as they are
> mainly related to the old Apis mellifera mellifera which was the first
honey
> bees introduced into Australia.
>
> Whilst others in the world may be able to breed successfully from ferals,
> here it is not the case.

Have you grafted queens from this stock and mated with your drones? I would be intrested to hear results if you have done so.

Clay