Nick Mawby, Author at BIBBA

Is the Dark Bee Really Native to Britain and Ireland?

This article by Dorian Pritchard was originally published in BIM 30 Winter 2008

Lilac Cottage British Black Bees aim to work with the B4 project to establish breeding stock, and a mating area in North Somerset

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Queen Rearing will only be carried out using IOW mongrel stock, members will be encouraged to keep records of all their own stock, using only those considered to be worthy of passing on their bloodlines

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We currently run 12 breeding apiaries across Lancashire with a further two in North Wales.

Based in East Cornwall a small group with the emphasis of breeding pedigree lines of Cornish Native dark bees

Breeding for resistance to Varroa destructor in Europe

The rich variety of native honeybee subspecies and ecotypes in Europe oﬀers a good genetic resource for selection towards Varroa resistance.

In addition to raising queens with native appearance and characteristics the group are looking to select queens with calm temper and Varroa resistance.