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Sicilian Black Bee
The Sicilian black bee (Apis mellifera siciliana) has a very dark abdomen and yellowish down and the wings are smaller. It populated Sicily for millennia and was then abandoned in the 1970s when Sicilian beekeepers replaced the ferula wood ashlars (the parallelepiped-shaped boxes used as hives) and began to import Ligurian bees from northern Italy. The Sicilian bee risked total extinction in those years, avoided thanks to the studies and research of a Sicilian entomologist, Pietro Genduso. It is very docile, so much so that no masks are needed in the honey extraction operations, it is very productive – even at high temperatures, over 40° when the other bees freeze – and it tolerates sudden changes in temperature well. Very important characteristics for production in areas with a very hot climate. The black Sicilian also develops the brood early, between December and January, thus avoiding the blockage of the winter brood common to the other species, and consumes less honey than other bees. Sicilian black bee honey is no different, however,
the taste does not differ much from the others, but what makes the difference is the high content of polyphenols and antioxidants.
