With Several offline notes,  Its well apparent a lot of small victories, as
well as dismal failures.

The one thing I wanted to get across is that for us to say Locally adapted
is actually a thing,  it has to be definable.  VHS is a perfect example.
Defined by cleaning a dead brood area.   Carniola, Russian,  Italian.  All
pretty visible for the most part.  

To use "adapted" it has to be a definable term.  It is not enough to say to
a customer,  "yup it's a local"  Just putting them in the box and waiting to
see if the do okay is not a saleable point,  or breedable.   Let say you
have locals in MI.  How would you show it?  If I put that local queen in
with other queens how would you pick it out??  Or even bees?/  how do you
tell a MI bee from a AZ bee?

Saying that they work fine for me,  or they lived,  is great.  Being able to
identify the ones that will and won't is the real requirement.  Wait and see
how they do is not an acceptable answer in any sort of husbandry goals.

Just my thoughts.

Charles

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