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Russian honeybees...
Posted on 7/28/15 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 7/28/15 at 7:58 pm
Any of yall familiar with these? Saw my first Russian honeybees today, in the wild. Bigger than our native honeybees, but a little more aggressive, too. They were brought into Baton Rouge first, I understand? Native honeybees are hard to find up here now. LINK
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Posted on 7/28/15 at 8:02 pm to BFIV
Too much to read and no pictures! I'm not familiar with them though
Posted on 7/28/15 at 8:25 pm to BFIV
Posted on 7/28/15 at 8:34 pm to cave canem
Posted on 7/28/15 at 8:43 pm to cave canem
I was waitin on something like that! 
Posted on 7/28/15 at 8:55 pm to BFIV
I have Italian bees
they are docile and easy to manage and very prolific
they also make a mean marinara sauce
they are docile and easy to manage and very prolific
they also make a mean marinara sauce
Posted on 7/28/15 at 9:41 pm to BFIV
No honeybees are native here. They were introduced from Europe. The Russian strain is less common here than the other strains, like the Italian bees, but are available.
Posted on 7/28/15 at 10:00 pm to Pop
Just to clarify so OBers don't go to work tomorrow telling everyone that bees are not native to America. (Honey) bees are not native.
Posted on 7/28/15 at 10:10 pm to BFIV
Got 2 hives of them. Prolific little bastards
This post was edited on 7/28/15 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 7/28/15 at 10:30 pm to Nate Bracey
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Got 2 hives of them
Will they get after you?
Posted on 7/29/15 at 6:15 am to Nate Bracey
Are you bee keeping or do they just live wildly on your property
Posted on 7/29/15 at 6:50 am to BFIV
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Will they get after you?
Not really. They've only done it once and it was my fault for taking shortcuts. No smoke, no veil, at dusk, in a dearth
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 6:55 am
Posted on 7/29/15 at 6:52 am to CoachChappy
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Are you bee keeping or do they just live wildly on your property
Beekeeping, started them from packages
Posted on 7/29/15 at 8:33 am to Nate Bracey
I've been thinking about doing that for a while. Is it difficult to get started?
Posted on 7/29/15 at 9:10 am to CoachChappy
Nah. Just need some equipment, supplies, and bees. There are a ton of good videos on youtube. You usually get started in late winter/early spring. You can order packages online or buy a nuc (miniature colony) from a local beekeeper. Of course you could catch a wild colony if you're up to it
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