>
>
>> It would be great if some university program, or *someone*, undertook
>> evaluating 100 queens from each major producer using local  
>> beekeepers'
>> hives.  It might become someone's master's degree study. In  
>> Germany, they
>> have an effective national program for evaluating and propagating
>> desirable traits in their queens.  It's regretable the US does not  
>> have
>> something similar.
>>
>
> I have suggested this a number of times, but nobody wants to bell  
> the cat.
> There are too many lawyers waiting for something like this.


Allen

This sounds like the perfect project for Consumer Reports. Ever  
thought of contacting them?


Wade
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