3 bee races from Hybrid Breeds.
Hybrid Stock
Developed by Brother Adam at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England over a 70-year breeding program. The Buckfast bee is a deliberate cross of multiple races selected for gentleness, productivity, disease resistance, and low swarming. First-generation Buckfast queens produce outstanding colonies, but later generations can be unpredictable without controlled mating.
$150 - $300 per mated queen
Hybrid Stock
A hybrid of African (A. m. scutellata) and European honeybees that spread from Brazil after an accidental release in 1957. Included here for educational purposes only. Africanized bees are highly defensive, respond in large numbers to disturbance, and pursue perceived threats for long distances. They are prolific and disease-resistant, but their defensive behavior makes them unsuitable for managed beekeeping in populated areas.
Not commercially sold
Hybrid Stock
A common cross produced when Carniolan and Italian colonies share mating areas. First-generation hybrids often combine the best of both parents: Italian productivity with Carniolan overwintering. Many commercial queen producers sell what are essentially Carniolan-Italian blends. Performance is solid but second-generation queens can be inconsistent.
$120 - $200 per package