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Different Types of Bee

Worldwide, there are four species of honey bee, although only one is native to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia: Apis mellifera, known as the Western Honey Bee.

The honey bee (Apis genus, especially Apis mellifera) stands out from other bee species because it’s the only bee that combines all of the following traits:

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Free-Living Bees: Nature’s Unmanaged Colonies Introduction When most people think about bees, they picture neatly painted hives in tidy rows, tended by beekeepers in protective suits. While this is the familiar image of beekeeping, it’s only part of the story. All over the world — including here in the UK — there are honey bee…

Varroa Resistant Colonies VR behaviour during and after the main flow The main flow has ended abruptly in the southeast of England – hedgerows are full of immature blackberries and the white clover is also all but over. With not a lot of borage in this area, my bees are now on Himalayan Balsam, with…

VR June 2025

Varroa Resistant Colonies The heritability of varroa resistant traits Conditions for queen raising have been ideal in the southeast of England so far this year, with lots of pollen and nectar in the hives to produce copious Royal Jelly, drones in abundance and long spells of good weather for virgin queens to get out and…

Varroa Resistant Colonies – June Update
Standing together for the Native Honey Bee
What’s in a name? The Case for the Dark European Honey Bee
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Varroa Resistant Colonies – May Update
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Row concave Shape Decorative svg added to bottom BIBBA Monthly Newsletter April 2025 CONTENTS Varroa Resistant Colonies – April Update Early Swarms This Year Another Successful BBKA Spring Convention A Taste Of Honey – Sensory Analysis applied to Honey Watch the latest Live@TheHive Call for Articles – Have you got a story to share Varroa…