Two years ago Dr. Nasr of Ontario took a survey of the importance of bee
chacacteristics to beekeepers. I thought it would be interesting to do
the same here on BEE-L. If you are interested in participating just fill
out the following and mail it back to me direct, not to the net. I will
tally the responses and post the results to BEE-L. Thank you.
 
1) Enter a number (1-11) after each of the following characteristics,
ranking them by their importance to you. Most important, 1 , next most
important, 2 , etc.
 
            Winterability-
         Honey Production-
 Tracheal mite resistance-
        Varroa resistance-
               Chalkbrood-
           Aggressiveness-
                   Colour-
          Brood viability-
                 Swarming-
           Comb stability-
                   Pollen-
 
2)You are (check one)  Hobby beekeeper (<10 col.)
                       Side liner (>10<300 col.)
                       Commercial (>300 col.)
 
3)You are (check all appropriate) Honey producer
                                  Pollinator
                                  Queen producer
 
4)You are in (check one)          North America
                                  Europe
                                  Other
 
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  b    Vince & Carole Coppola                [log in to unmask]   b
  b    Coppola Apiaries,                     (716)965-2904       b
  b    10220 Bradigan Rd.                                        b
  b    Forestville, N.Y. 14062                                   b
  b                                                              b
  b    Queens bred for tracheal mite resistance                  b
  b    Honey , Pollination                                       b
  b    Western New York Beekeepers Association                   b
  b                                                              b
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