Breeding Bumble Bee To Bumble Bee

[BPNoobie]

Yes I did read it, but I've realized it wouldn't bother me to buy 2-3 female bees and wait a year or so to get a male. After all they'll still be pets until they're ready to breed. Also, then when I do go into my first breeding season I will have a much better outcome (hopefully) with 3 clutches. Keep my 3 original females and pastel axanthic breed them again the following year by then the new bees will be ready that are het axanthic and we'll see where it goes from there.

[BPNoobie]

Yes I did read it, but I've realized it wouldn't bother me to buy 2-3 female bees and wait a year or so to get a male. After all they'll still be pets until they're ready to breed.

I didn't mean they would be ready in a year, I just meant that after a year I would buy a male that would likely be a hatchling that way by 18mo. - 24mo. hopefully the male and 3 females would be ready.

No I don't mind extending the plans gives me lots of time to build a good size rack, and also to learn more about genetics for following projects (this is my first one) and with hope most of the hatchlings will fund another project or two. But, like I said in the quote after all they'll still be pets until they're ready to breed.

Guess I didn't mention I started looking at normals as a pet and then ran into a page about breeding and got interested. Thanks for all the info and helpful answers you've given me though!

[Mike Cavanaugh]

I didn't mean they would be ready in a year, I just meant that after a year I would buy a male that would likely be a hatchling that way by 18mo. - 24mo. hopefully the male and 3 females would be ready.

Just keep in mind, by that time bees will be a dime a dozen.... and you will be doing the same exact thing a whole lot of other people are doing (hence the reason they will be a dime a dozen).

But that is just the Morph game... I suggest you try thinking outside the box or don't bother. Instead of buying 3 female bumble bees, use that same money to buy 1 female who's babies will still be worth something when she makes them.

[Reakt20]

Just keep in mind, by that time bees will be a dime a dozen.... and you will be doing the same exact thing a whole lot of other people are doing (hence the reason they will be a dime a dozen).

But that is just the Morph game... I suggest you try thinking outside the box or don't bother. Instead of buying 3 female bumble bees, use that same money to buy 1 female who's babies will still be worth something when she makes them.

I agree, you have to think ahead of the game. Bee's will be more than played out in a couple of years..i've already seen females as low as 350. bee combos will be less saturated but definitely more common than say now. I would suggest since you are getting into axanthic as well, adding in another gene besides just the super pastel like throw pastave het axanthic or firefly het axanthic. u could still get your killer axanthics but you could also get another gene in there, which would put you in a better position as far as keeping up with the crew.

[JayCee]

If an Axanthic Killerbee was my goal and not spending a ton is a concern, my first purchase would be a....

Pastel het Axanthic female (2 would be better)


The advantage here is that this snake can actually produce a killerbee axanthic (paired with a bee axanthic or bee het axanthic) so your time line is decreased.

The next purchase would be an axanthic spider male (price should be down a bunch by the time your pastel het axanthic females are up to breeding size).

The Spider Axanthic X Pastel Het Axanthic gives you your shot at Axanthic Bees, Bee Het Axanthic (as well as Pastel Axanthic females to hold back to eventually replace mom). Breed your Axanthic Bee male (or Bee Het Axanthic male) back to mom to have a shot at Axanthic Killerbees.

[Jessica Loesch]

If an Axanthic Killerbee was my goal and not spending a ton is a concern, my first purchase would be a....

Pastel het Axanthic female (2 would be better)


The advantage here is that this snake can actually produce a killerbee axanthic (paired with a bee axanthic or bee het axanthic) so your time line is decreased.

The next purchase would be an axanthic spider male (price should be down a bunch by the time your pastel het axanthic females are up to breeding size).

The Spider Axanthic X Pastel Het Axanthic gives you your shot at Axanthic Bees, Bee Het Axanthic (as well as Pastel Axanthic females to hold back to eventually replace mom). Breed your Axanthic Bee male (or Bee Het Axanthic male) back to mom to have a shot at Axanthic Killerbees.

Good idea.