Is it because they is black?
May. 18th, 2009 12:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunnNative British black bees are apparently much more robust than standard domestic bees, may be a part of the solution to the famous Bee Problem:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/18/black-bee-co-op-population
I am intrigued by this as I've been flirting with the idea of having a few hives, but it seems to be astoundingly hard to keep bees successfully nowadays with all the diseases that are rife.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/18/black-bee-co-op-population
I am intrigued by this as I've been flirting with the idea of having a few hives, but it seems to be astoundingly hard to keep bees successfully nowadays with all the diseases that are rife.
