11) Mauritz Verster (ZA)

Mauritz is a beekeeper from South Africa who works with Apis mellifera scutellata, aka, the killer bee, aka, the Africanized honey bee, aka, the East African lowland honey bee. These bees are native to the lower parts of Africa and are well known for their honey gathering ability and extreme aggression. Scutellata was accidentally introduced into Brazil in the 1950s and has since spread across both the north and south American continents. 3:40 - Apis mellifera scutellata4:40 - Apis mellifera capensis, the cape bee9:45 - How to work with scutellata12:50 - Scutellata and Varroa14:50 - Mauritz’s queen raising 17:35 - Mauritz’s businessYou can find Mauritz at the Facebook group, Honey Badger Beeshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/669877944204931   Join the podcast facebook community groupwww.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybeePodcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia)https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/Email Brent [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/nixonqueenbees/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nixonqueenbees/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NixonQueenBeesEpisode Musichttps://audionautix.com/