On 15 Feb 97 at 19:44, Vince Coppola wrote: Re: Duragilt and Pierco
 
>         Thats what I thought untill I got some bees from Rossman in GA.
> In general, these bees are very good at comb building and especially
> comb repair. I was quite surprised to see them reconstructing very nice
> worker cells over bare spots on Duraguilt. I've had Duraguilt in my
> operation for years and have never seen this before. Just another
> example of the many charcteristics that are possible to find in our
> bees.
 
I have made this very point many times over the last few years. Unless the
breeders take the time to evaluate their breeder mothers then stock will
not improve.
        Over the years I have had vicious bees, not just nasty. I have had bees
that just would not draw foundation, and big hives that produced enormous
amounts of brood, but no honey. Only by careful selection can we get all
the charateristics that we need. It sounds as if Rossman are doing a good
job!!
 
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