LIGUSTIC QUEENS AND QUEENS BUCKFAST BEES: THE DIFFERENCES

What are the differences between Ligustica Queen Bees and the buckfast queen bees? From an anatomical point of view, in extreme synthesis, the Ligustic queen bee, also called Italian bee, has a particularly tapered body, particularly short hair, brown abdomen, golden stripes, a ligula between 6.6 and 6.3 mm long and finally a cubital index between 2.5 and 2.2.

The Buckfast queens are a hybrid, the result of the crossing of the English strain and of an Italian queen. Like the Ligustic queen bees they are docile, but more prolific, of a pilling and strong disposition in the deposition of the broata. It must be said, however, that Buckfast bees are not inclined to swarming, do not collect much honey and tend to tie the combs with waxed bridges. The presence of propolis on the internal walls of the hive complicity the removal of the combs during the inspection phase.

Bees queens are reared in large fertilisation nuclei with the intention of allowing the queen's deposition capacity and the excellent quality of the brood. We select the mothers with the best productivity characteristics. Beekeeping the third has thousands of hives and ensures efficient selection. When selecting the mothers, we also evaluate the families. If they do not have production-oriented characteristics, it must be said that in most cases they are resistant both to changes in climatic conditions and to disease resistance.

On the first aspect, it must be said that the Ligustic bees were formed by surviving the age of glaciations, as genetically different subspecies of Sicily and Spain. Therefore, it must not surprise their adaptability to various climates, such as temperate and subtropical. The Italian bees, in fact, having evolved in the Mediterranean climate, characterized by high temperatures, are able to resist even the European inverse, particularly rigid, and the most humid springs. The

In addition, it must be said that the Ligustic queen Bees offer an excellent capacity in stock management, the tendency to broil in autumn that increases the consumption of honey and the consumption of substantial reserves during the winter.

As for the Queens Buckfast bees, being a hybrid, you need to make a permanent selection. Consequently, the breeding takes place in apiaries apart. The quality level of the queens, in the case of Buckfast, depends on the maturation time from the breeding period, the method of transfer. Apiculture Laterza prefers the double transmavo, to allow the larvae a development of greater vigor.

We remind our readers that Apiculture Laterza specializes in the sale of Queens Ligustiche and Buckfast and in the production of packets of bees. Deliveries in Italy and abroad. For more information on shipping and pricing, please contact us at the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..