Peter Borst wrote:
> Even if our bees are not
> overly inbred, it seems obvious that more diversity would be beneficial

Is diversity the same as hybridisation?  It seems to me that it is 
hybridisation that often causes problems.

Best wishes
Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/

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