Pete said:  I think we  have to start thinking about nursery yards
whose sole purpose is to raise  new healthy colonies.

I'm in total agreement, Pete.  Look at the graph of breeding for
nosema resistance in Kirsten Traynor's article in this month's ABJ.
We have the ability to breed for healthier bees!

Randy Oliver

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