by Nicolas Geant | May 5, 2019 | News
What are Italian honey bees? Italian honey bees, scientifically known as Apis mellifera ligustica, are one of the most widely used types of honey bees in modern beekeeping. They originated in Italy and have been introduced to many parts of the world because of...
by Nicolas Geant | Apr 28, 2019 | News
Carniolan honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica) are a subspecies of the Western honey bee. They originated in Central and Southeastern Europe, particularly Slovenia and the surrounding Alpine and Balkan regions. Carniolan bees are popular with beekeepers because of...
by Nicolas Geant | Apr 20, 2019 | News
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by Nicolas Geant | Apr 14, 2019 | News
Artificial insemination of honey bee queens, more precisely called instrumental insemination, is a specialized breeding technique that allows beekeepers and researchers to control the genetic crosses between selected queens and drones. Under natural conditions, a...
by Nicolas Geant | Apr 7, 2019 | News
Genetic selection: goals and difficulties The main goal of beekeepers when following a genetic selection program is to modify bees’ genome to highlight certain characteristics. Such as colony’s gentleness to humans, productivity (based on the number of kilos of honey,...
