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>> I hear a lot from people who have their own survivor stock, but very
>> little from those who are dependant on commercial channels for their
>> stock.
> Oh, I apologize, will sign off.
Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. I appreciate your response, and have
actually been wondering details of your project, so was glad for the
response.
I'm also happy to hear some others chime in and give their impressions. As
I said, I am not against treatments. I know they are necessary in many
situations, but I do think it is time we get past assuming they have to be
routine.
The comment one made that commercial beekeepers don't care much about varroa
resistance and that they assume they will have to treat, to me, is the thing
we need to address.
--- begin rant --
Maybe I'm way out of line here, but I think that failing to incorporate
these favourable traits amounts to negligence and should be frowned upon by
the beekeeping community.
Queen producers -- IMO again -- who refuse to get with the program are a
menace to the entire industry because they have the means to reduce the
chemical contamination of their customers' hives and possibly hive products
for very little cost and do not act. There is IMO no excuse for not taking
advantage of the disease and pest resistant characteristics being developed
and offered freely.
I think it is up to us to demand more discussion of resistant strains at
meetings and less talk of new and different chemicals and methods to avoid
dealing with the root problem.
-- rant off ---
That's why I'm bringing this up. We need to identify and patronize those
with superior bees.
Everyone wins, except unscrupulous queen producers and chemical companies.
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