a Jerry Bromenshenk snip followed by > my comment...
Back in the day, you could by a tested queen, in fact, some suppliers offered four categories
>it is my understanding the this 4 tier system was put together after Italian bees were introduced to the US and folks had little understanding of the inheritance of color. Basically they would buy an Italian queen and the offspring would turn out black.
>I guess in some regards the purpose of this program was somewhat in line with some of Pete B. prior threads...
Gene in central Texas...
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