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I wonder if this is helping weed out the "africanized genes" (bees that will far more easily sting), or have southern beekeepers given up in that regard?
by zamalek 3y ago
I wonder if this is helping weed out the "africanized genes" (bees that will far more easily sting), or have southern beekeepers given up in that regard?
- giantg2 3y agoThe way it would be weeded out is through selective queening. That's how the European honey bee has become so docile - pinching the agressive queens. So it could influence the genetics of the feral bee population, but I would guess it will be minimal.
- poulsbohemian 3y agoI’m not in the region where they have Africanized bees, but following the research and stories from active keepers, it seem like it’s a combo of both keepers learning how to manage them plus shifts in genetics causing them to mellow some. From what I hear, there are small scale and hobby keepers in the southwest that are actively keeping and working them