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RobertIs it a pure native black British bee? Do you find that it is relatively easy to handle, does not sting very much, does not swarm, does not build up very quickly and yet produces a reasonable crop of honey in a good season. Is it pure or has it crossed with the hybrids which abound in the UK due to imported queens. Do you ever have spare queens for requeening?
my garden is full of hardy geraniums in flower,forget me nots, solomans seal, bleeding heart etc, and the silence is deafening and that's not normal,
there are no bees around here either :(my garden is full of hardy geraniums in flower,forget me nots, solomans seal, bleeding heart etc, and the silence is deafening and that's not normal,only the odd one or two at lottie/ shades x