On 23/11/2010 1:34 AM, Peter Loring Borst wrote:
> It also has to be kept in mind that the beekeepers’ interests may differ considerably from those of the bees. Beekeepers will mainly want to maximize the long-term productivity of their colonies. However, producing excessive amounts of honey is probably not an adaptive strategy for honey bees, which are more interested in maximizing their reproductive fitness. Such issues should be considered even in a species such as the honey bee whose behaviour has been influenced through selective breeding.

Beekeeping is all about pollen, or more to the point-quality pollen.

Geoff Manning

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