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Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:03:28 +0200
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Subject:	Re: Parasite Pressures on Feral Honey Bees
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From:	Kris Baert <[log in to unmask]>
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> I think that "local bees" are the best bees.

Assuming that 'local' means that the bees more or less stay at the same
location (what is the definition of 'local'  in this context ?). This is
probably true, but in highy populated (beekeeper) areas, it seems impossible
to breed a 'local' strain. In Belgium, some keep carniolans, some buckfast,
some blacks, some keep all three. Every year, new queens (not local, but
usually from an area within 1500 km) are being brought in by different
beekeepers and used for breeding. The resulting drone population in that
area is a mix of many genetics..

Kris

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