Re: What race of bee is this interloper??

My first thought was drones.

I was out at my hives yesterday and watched the
"eviction of the drones" for several minutes. They were
not happy about being unceremoniously kicked out
of their happy homes and were quite vocally buzzing
about. I do have one hive of Cordovans, so they're
easy to identify and those drones were trying to get
into any hive that would have them! Fun Stuff!

Jim
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"LT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Greetings all,
>
> upon observing the landing area of 1 of my 2 hives this week, I first
heard the roar of a large bee, then saw it land
> and enter my hive.  It was distinctly different from my golden banded
Italian workers - first of all, it was about 3
> times the size, secondly, it had bands across its abdomen, but THEY WERE
ALL BLACK.  Physically speaking it looked like
> an Italian worker but was much larger and NOT golden.  Its buzz was MUCH
louder than a regular sized worker. Like a Lear
> Jet vs. a Cessna.  It was not a drone as I'm familiar with his appearance.
>
> My location is the upstate of South Carolina.
> Thanks,
> Richey
>
>