>
> >They keep talking about the “big breeders” but only a small percentage of
> colonies come from those sources, and I doubt most of them are maintaining
> pure lines either.
The big producers sell about a million queens a year, so not a small
percentage. And yes, they are open mated, so any claim of "purity," unless
the producer has an isolated mating yard, is silly.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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