josethayil
08-12-2008, 11:00 PM
Hey All,
I would like to start this new thread to find out and share the characters of different strains of bees which are favored and which are not favored by different people, so that everyone gets a good idea about what bees they would like to have.
Longevity - Which strain of bees live the longest and which the shortest?
Bee Size - Which strain of bees are have bigger body and which strain has short body?
Colony Size - Which strain of bees make large colonies and which strain makes small colonies?
Disease and pest resistance - Which strains are better against disease and which strains are not?
Spring Buildup - Which strain of bees buildup fast and which strains are slow?
Aggressiveness - Which strain are aggressive and which strains are gentle?
Honey Production - Which strains produce more honey and which strains produc less?
Foraging Distance and Time - Which strains of bees forage longer distances and which strains forage short distance and what time is the peak foraging activities taking place?
Over Wintering - Which strains over winter better and which strains dont?
Tropical and Mediterranean Climate - Which strains do better in tropical and mediterranean climates and which strains dont?
Pollen Collection - Which strains collect more pollen and which strains collect less?
Swarming - Which straing swarm more and which strains swarm less?
Supersedure - Which strains of bees supersedure more and which strains supersedure less?
Propolis collection - Which strains collect more propolis and which strains collect less propolis?
Wax Production and Comb Building - Which strains of bees produce more wax and build combs faster and which strains dont?
Tongue Length - Which strains have longer tongue and which strains have shorter tongue?
Wing Length and Strength - Which srtain of bees have longer and stronger wings and which strains dont?
If anyone has the answers to any of the above questions, feel free to post a reply. Sharing your knowledge will always benefit the bee keepers, bee keeping industry and the bees in general.
I would like to start this new thread to find out and share the characters of different strains of bees which are favored and which are not favored by different people, so that everyone gets a good idea about what bees they would like to have.
Longevity - Which strain of bees live the longest and which the shortest?
Bee Size - Which strain of bees are have bigger body and which strain has short body?
Colony Size - Which strain of bees make large colonies and which strain makes small colonies?
Disease and pest resistance - Which strains are better against disease and which strains are not?
Spring Buildup - Which strain of bees buildup fast and which strains are slow?
Aggressiveness - Which strain are aggressive and which strains are gentle?
Honey Production - Which strains produce more honey and which strains produc less?
Foraging Distance and Time - Which strains of bees forage longer distances and which strains forage short distance and what time is the peak foraging activities taking place?
Over Wintering - Which strains over winter better and which strains dont?
Tropical and Mediterranean Climate - Which strains do better in tropical and mediterranean climates and which strains dont?
Pollen Collection - Which strains collect more pollen and which strains collect less?
Swarming - Which straing swarm more and which strains swarm less?
Supersedure - Which strains of bees supersedure more and which strains supersedure less?
Propolis collection - Which strains collect more propolis and which strains collect less propolis?
Wax Production and Comb Building - Which strains of bees produce more wax and build combs faster and which strains dont?
Tongue Length - Which strains have longer tongue and which strains have shorter tongue?
Wing Length and Strength - Which srtain of bees have longer and stronger wings and which strains dont?
If anyone has the answers to any of the above questions, feel free to post a reply. Sharing your knowledge will always benefit the bee keepers, bee keeping industry and the bees in general.