tom sayn 1,261 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 12/07/2018 at 8:54 AM, frazzledfozzle said: So how did you get on before the introduction of Carnies? seems weird to me that people have problems with queens/ bees /going by the colour of them only since the introduction of Carnies . lord knows how you all ran your hives pre carnie. 10 points for original thinking @frazzledfozzle how did you find something to say, that has not been said already in the everlasting yellow/grey dispute? Link to post Share on other sites
frazzledfozzle 7,484 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 hours ago, tom sayn said: 10 points for original thinking @frazzledfozzle how did you find something to say, that has not been said already in the everlasting yellow/grey dispute? Ask @Adam Boot I shouldn’t even be reading this topic 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Scutellator 52 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 On 9/07/2018 at 2:53 AM, David Yanke said: carnica are generally more wasp tolerant, at least I think so.... The reason they are not such a big problem in Germany is because they don't have Italians! Kidding, the real reason is that they are an introduced species here with no pests and a favourable environment. They evolved in Europe, and as @yesbut said they are a natural part of the ecosystem there, and they do have pests(like parasitic wasps) and diseases that help keep them in check. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Balling-behaviour-of-A-mellifera-in-simulated-V-velutina-attacks_fig5_262611580 Link to post Share on other sites
Markypoo 515 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Mine didn't seem to have any problems seeing off wasps, even as a nuc. I even filmed them one day (apologies for sideways camera, I don't do a lot of it). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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