60% of bees dead from certain type of chemicals.. If enough bees die, humans will too. Pollination by bees is essential. Listen to this please
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What happened to that terrible, TERRIBLE disaster when KILLER African Honey Bees were rampaging up USA some years ago?
My honest opinion?
The “Africanized” bees escaped in South America in 1956. Since half of the crossbreed is Apis mellifera (European honeybee), I would think that over the last 70 years the Apis m. scuttellata genes would have bred down significantly, since queens are replaced by the colony every year or so and new queens mate outside of their colony specifically for genetic diversity.
I have had hives that were extra spicy; they just get inspected less than the others. And in a season or two, the colony will have replaced their queen and be as nice as kittens. All behavior is based on Queen genetics. The only way to truly tell if a colony is Africanized is via genetic autopsy.
Granted, I am in North Texas where “Africanized” bees have been supposedly found and I have no idea about the current state of affairs down in the valley. But as a keeper I do know the proper conditions (weather and timing) for opening a bee hive without deliberately pissing them off. Inexperienced keepers may not yet understand those conditions and be the reason for angry bees and not genetics.
Central Texas here.
I've had some nice Italians that were pets --- crawl on your hand and be sweet. You could talk to them like a friend.
The wild bees here are evil bastards ---- they only want to kill you and your children ---- and your dog.
depends on the bees
My granddad would rob his hives with no suit ---- He probably had Italian bees.
Still here
My friend has Africanized hives ------ he has to wear full body armor and work on his hives at night with a red light.