(Thomas) (Cornick) wrote:
 
> 1  Do the hives with very clean bottom boards exhibit the kind of hygienic
> behavior that breeders are trying to select for?
 
        This characteristic is refred to as house cleaning and is not
the same as hygenic behavior. House cleaning refers to things like clean
bottom boards and clean top bars, hygenic behavior (HYG)is the removal
of dead brood. HYG is really two characteristics, the ability to detect
and uncap dead or infected brood, and the ability to remove it. Read up
on it , theres alot more.