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Jul 21, 2023 23 min

11) Mauritz Verster (ZA)

from Breeding the Honeybee Hosted by Brent Nixon

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 scutellata 4:40 - Apis mellifera capensis, the cape bee 9:45 - How to work with scutellata 12:50 - Scutellata and Varroa 14:50 - Mauritz’s queen raising 17:35 - Mauritz’s business You can find Mauritz at the Facebook group, Honey Badger Bees https://www.facebook.com/groups/669877944204931 Join the podcast facebook community group www.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybee Podcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia) https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email Brent [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nixonqueenbees/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nixonqueenbees/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NixonQueenBees Episode Music https://audionautix.com/

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