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The Caucasian honey bee was a subspecies that came to have enduring interest to U.S. beekeepers. Frank Benton (1852–1919) visited Georgia in 1905 and supported the import of honeybees to the United States. [8] The Russian revolution and consequent annexation of Georgia by the Red Army in 1921 halted the export of Caucasian honey bees.
Apis mellifera caucasia, classified by Pollmann, 1889 (the Caucasian honey bee) found in the central Caucasus and towards the Turkish Black Sea coast. [ 1 ] Apis mellifera cypria , classified by Pollmann, 1879 (the Cyprus honey bee ) endemic to the island of Cyprus .
The Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica, Pollmann) is a subspecies of the European honey bee. The Carniolan honey bee is native to Slovenia , southern Austria , and parts of Albania , [ 1 ] Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Montenegro , parts of Serbia , [ 2 ] Hungary , parts of Romania [ 3 ] and North-East Italy .
The first honey bee subspecies imported were likely European dark bees. Later Italian bees, Carniolan honey bees and Caucasian bees were added. Western honey bees were also brought from the Primorsky Krai in Russia by Ukrainian settlers around the 1850s. These Russian honey bees that are similar to the Carniolan bee were imported into the U.S ...
Bees (Family: Apidae) Wasps (Family: Vespidae) Name Western honey bee Bumblebee Paper wasp Yellowjacket Bald-faced hornet European hornet Asian hornet; Image Colors Amber to brown translucent alternating with black stripes. [a] Exact pattern and colouration varies depending on strain/breed.
Chinese astrology — also known as Shu Xiang — dates back more than 2,000 years. Similar to traditional Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac has 12 zodiac signs that can determine a person's ...
Cage-Free. As the label implies, the hens that produce cage-free eggs, do indeed live outside of cages.However, that does not mean that they have room to roam around. "They are often kept indoors ...
E. F. Phillips paid special attention to the unique characteristics of the Apis mellifera maucasia (Caucasian honey bee) and its potential in Georgia. Phillips and his wife Mary Geisler Phillips, continued to work at expanding the beekeeping library at Cornell until his death in 1951. [3]