specie?

[KGH]

as you know choosing a good specie is one of the things that can lead you to have a good apiary.
i need some information about bee species and sub-species especially about these sub-species: a. m. adamii , a. m. anatolica , a. m. cypria , a. m. caucasica , a. m. meda a. m. ameniaca.
Thanks.

[KQ6AR]

Hi,
This might not help you, but getting a bee from you're region is probably the best bet. They are used to living in that environment for many generations.

[Michael Bush]

>i need some information about bee species and sub-species especially about these sub-species: a. m. adamii , a. m. anatolica , a. m. cypria , a. m. caucasica , a. m. meda a. m. ameniaca.

Genus: Apis
Species: Mellifera
Variety: adamii, anatolica, cypria, caucasica, meda, ameniaca

See "In search of the best strains of bees" by Brother Adam for most of those.

[Grant]

Additionally, if you are acquiring open-mated queens who have hung around with the neighborhood feral drones, there is no way you can keep any line straight. Further, some of my nastiest, defensive, aggressive bees have come from Italian stock. They were so mean I had them genetically tested for African genetics. Supposedly, Italians are gentle. I've had some really yellow Buckfast.

Somedays I wonder what I've really got and if anyone has clearly defined lines that are genetically pure. So, instead of worrying about what I got, I raise my own queens from the hives that work best with my management skills and my incompetence.

Grant
Jackson, MO