Musings about Beekeeping with Africanized Bees

[Tomas]

I have a love-hate relationship with Africanized bees. It?s what I have to work with in Honduras. Sometimes I just want to get rid of all of them and say that?s enough?no more dealing with these ornery critters. Other times I actually consider myself lucky that these are my bees. And then when the honey comes in and the money from the sales start, it makes all the stings worth the effort.



As a beekeeper in Honduras, I?ve been having this love-hate relationship with Africanized bees for the last 24 years. Some things I have figured out with these bees, but it is still a continuous learning process.

Read the complete post on my blog, ?Musings on Beekeeping?
http://musingsonbeekeeping.blogspot.com/2015/07/musings-about-beekeeping-with.html

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Tom

[Eric Bosworth]

Living where I do African bees will not survive. But I have to say that the article confirmed my thoughts about them. The people in the African bush from where the bees came must have the same issues.

[Michael Bush]

>Living where I do African bees will not survive.

Keep telling yourself that...

[Eric Bosworth]

>Living where I do African bees will not survive.

Keep telling yourself that...

Have you seen any where you live? I doubt they will make it in NY.

[Michael Bush]

Yes.  I've seen four hives that were "Buckfasts" but were obviously part AHB survive the winter where I am.  When they became impossible to manage I requeened, of course.  But thinking they can't survive in the north is just wishful thinking.

[Strummer]

I'm in south Tx and them dudes are everywhere.


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[Eric Bosworth]

Yes.  I've seen four hives that were "Buckfasts" but were obviously part AHB survive the winter where I am.  When they became impossible to manage I requeened, of course.  But thinking they can't survive in the north is just wishful thinking.

OK... But it is not usually a problem.

[Michael Bush]

>OK... But it is not usually a problem.

It's not usually a problem in most AHB areas.  Most of them are quite workable.