[Mrmizilplix]

ok I started with a mated Russian queen, that hive
swarmed. then it swarmed again. both new queens
were open mated. then I made some splits with the
first swarm hive, I don't know if it was the old queen
that went with the swarm or not. All 3 splits, were open
mated. so my question is, what kind of bees are the
new queens?
is there even a way to tell?
if it makes a difference I live in Arkansas.

 

[Joseph Clemens]

It sounds to me like your new queens are honey bees, Apis mellifera. Easy to tell.

 

[Mrmizilplix]

It sounds to me like your new queens are honey bees, Apis mellifera. Easy to tell.

well ya they're honey bees! but a Russian/european
hybrid?

the queens are dark.

 

[WillH]

Assuming that your queens mated with non-Russian drones, your queens are less than 25% Russian and 75% or more Italian or Carniolan. If they are dark that means more Carnillan than Italian.

 

[David LaFerney]

I think the technical term is "Mutts" - but as long as you like them that's all that matters.

 

[Mrmizilplix]

I think the technical term is "Mutts" - but as long as you like them that's all that matters.

I do like them.
nice and calm, usually.

 

[Mrmizilplix]

aren't most bees open mated?
and wouldn't that make most of them
"muts"?

 

[RayMarler]

Genetically Diversified Queens sounds good to me.

 

[David LaFerney]

Yeah. I didn't mean anything by it. At the recent HAS conference I heard quite a few people using that term to refer to their own Bees - and not in a detrimental way. I think most of us have gotten way past being too concerned with race over performance.

Maybe "House Blend" would sound more upscale - it works for 50 cent coffee.

 

[treeoflife]

My best hives have mutt queens. :applause:

 

[WilliamsHoneyBees]

Yeah. I didn't mean anything by it. At the recent HAS conference I heard quite a few people using that term to refer to their own Bees - and not in a detrimental way. I think most of us have gotten way past being too concerned with race over performance.

Maybe "House Blend" would sound more upscale - it works for 50 cent coffee.

House Blend! I love it! :thumbsup:

 

[Mrmizilplix]

House Blend! I love it! :thumbsup:

:applause: house blend. I love it! way better than
mongrel, or mutt!