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<blockquote data-quote="Josethayil" data-source="post: 14027" data-attributes="member: 421"><p>A lot of the bees which are showing resistance to varroa in Europe, US and other areas have some Middle Eastern and African genetics in those bees. </p><p></p><p>For example Buckfast bees have genetics from Middle eastern bees such as Anatolian, Cyprian and African genetics such as Monticola, Sahariensis, etc. All those subspecies have shorter brood development time compared to European subspecies. These bees also show very high grooming and hygenic behaviour compared to European bees. When combining these bees and selectively breeding, they do show good varroa resistance. These Middle Eastern and African lines are known for their gentleness also which is a bonus. They are not the same as the Africanised bees in lower US and south american areas. </p><p></p><p>Bees Such as Apis Mellifera Yemenitica(Jemenitica), Apis Mellifera Anatoliaca shows natural resistance to varroa.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.elgon.es/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>For us in NZ we need to find a way to import some genetic material such as Semen or Eggs from proven lines with varroa resistance and quarantine them in an island for a few years before releasing into mainland. Without that we will be going through the cycle of trying different treatments and innovative ways of dealing with varroa. Compared to the money spend on treatments and other methods of managing varroa and the labour involved and also the hive losses due to varroa, we should be able to look at what can be done to have a bee population which survives naturally without beekeeper intervention. </p><p></p><p>There are a few people in NZ claiming to have varroa resistance in their bees, which could be true but I have not seen or heard about any verified results from that.</p><p></p><p> <a href="https://www.manaqueen.co.nz/" target="_blank">Mana Queen | Queen Bees | Queen Breeding Marlborough, NZ</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josethayil, post: 14027, member: 421"] A lot of the bees which are showing resistance to varroa in Europe, US and other areas have some Middle Eastern and African genetics in those bees. For example Buckfast bees have genetics from Middle eastern bees such as Anatolian, Cyprian and African genetics such as Monticola, Sahariensis, etc. All those subspecies have shorter brood development time compared to European subspecies. These bees also show very high grooming and hygenic behaviour compared to European bees. When combining these bees and selectively breeding, they do show good varroa resistance. These Middle Eastern and African lines are known for their gentleness also which is a bonus. They are not the same as the Africanised bees in lower US and south american areas. Bees Such as Apis Mellifera Yemenitica(Jemenitica), Apis Mellifera Anatoliaca shows natural resistance to varroa. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.elgon.es/[/URL] For us in NZ we need to find a way to import some genetic material such as Semen or Eggs from proven lines with varroa resistance and quarantine them in an island for a few years before releasing into mainland. Without that we will be going through the cycle of trying different treatments and innovative ways of dealing with varroa. Compared to the money spend on treatments and other methods of managing varroa and the labour involved and also the hive losses due to varroa, we should be able to look at what can be done to have a bee population which survives naturally without beekeeper intervention. There are a few people in NZ claiming to have varroa resistance in their bees, which could be true but I have not seen or heard about any verified results from that. [URL="https://www.manaqueen.co.nz/"]Mana Queen | Queen Bees | Queen Breeding Marlborough, NZ[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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