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> And this greater harm might well be, the contamination of the breeding
> pool with genetics not having earned representation, having been propped
> up by these ‘less harmful natural pesticides‘.
The beekeepers who manage most of the hives in North America--the
commercials--don't have the time or resources to worry much about the gene
pool, and they delegate the task to the scientists and the bee breeders.
Beyond some simple selection and queen or cell rearing, most commercial
beekeepers simply do what they can to keep their current stock alive and
productive, and expect to be replacing it with appropriate selections from
the above sources.
The larger number of beekeepers, however--the hobbyists or amateur (in the
best sense of the word)--have different objectives. Some are out to make
honey, but many others don't care and others yet have undertaken to try to
improve bees or maintain specific stocks.
These are conflicting interests, and beekeeping being what it is, unfenced
and portable, they often run into one another.
Can they ever be reconciled? I guess that is a challenge for lists like
this and bee forums.
We seem to be making some headway.
allen
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