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Apis mellifera intermissa
This is a North African race of honeybee found north of the Sahara from Libya to Morocco. The bee is reputedly very aggressive and swarms frequently. During droughts over 80% of colonies may die but owing to intensive swarming colony numbers increase when conditions improve.
Apis mellifera lamarckii
Egyptian bees found in North East Africa primarily in Egypt and the Sudan along the Nile Valley. Like intermissa they rear numerous queens with one colony recorded as rearing 368 queen cells and producing one small swarm with 30 queens!
Apis mellifera adansonii
These bees are found in West Africa and are yellow in colour. They appear to be very similar to scutellata in many of their behaviours.
Apis mellifera capensis
These bees are found in South Africa and are unique among Apis mellifera in that they have a common occurance of female-producing laying workers.Some of these races are highly aggressive if the nest is disturbed, but stay calm if there is no brood or stored honey to protect. The African bees are also more likely to abscond (abandon) their hives on slight disturbances, and in some areas the colonies migrate seasonally.