--- On Wed, 1/16/13, allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Unless they have stopped selecting stock, I would think that annual queen purchases would be beneficial to improve any beekeeper's stock and maintain diversity, no matter how pure their own stock may be. reply; Rubbish to me and contrary to Nature's doings. Dee A. Lusby *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm