Jo�o Campos <[log in to unmask]> wrote:A little quotation:
[When offered two DCAs] "Queens preferred the more distant DCA, whereas drones preferred the nearest DCA. The choice of mating site (DCA) between queens and drones were significantly different. Thus sex specific differences in choice of mating site contribute to avoidance of incest in Apis mellifera."
I have read somewhere that having the drone rearing colonies placed a mile distant to the queen rearing yard at all four points of the compass was recommended. That would seem to fulfill the above mentioned natural constraints on inbreeding.
Mike in LA
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