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<blockquote data-quote="Mummzie" data-source="post: 967" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>I think you will find its the same breed of bee- most of New Zealand has Italian (Apis Mellifera Ligustica) or Carniolan (Apis Mellifera carnica) or a mix of the two.</p><p>In your first photo you are seeing either a very old bee- note the lack of hairs, and commonly referred to as a robber bee- or there could be paralysis virus in that one.</p><p>Hopefully one of the wiser heads will now correct me........<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Also bear in mind that the hive is made up of half sisters. When the queen mates, the sperm is stored and it tends to be in layers in the spermatheca- so you will get batches of the bees from one drone father. You might find over the season your 'stripy girls" are quite different to what you had 6 weeks ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mummzie, post: 967, member: 5"] I think you will find its the same breed of bee- most of New Zealand has Italian (Apis Mellifera Ligustica) or Carniolan (Apis Mellifera carnica) or a mix of the two. In your first photo you are seeing either a very old bee- note the lack of hairs, and commonly referred to as a robber bee- or there could be paralysis virus in that one. Hopefully one of the wiser heads will now correct me........;) Also bear in mind that the hive is made up of half sisters. When the queen mates, the sperm is stored and it tends to be in layers in the spermatheca- so you will get batches of the bees from one drone father. You might find over the season your 'stripy girls" are quite different to what you had 6 weeks ago. [/QUOTE]
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