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Re: Darwinian beekeeping
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:31:00 -0700
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> Trish nailed the key issue -- that a selective breeding program requires
> variation in the phenotype to select for.

From my experience in my own operation, only about 2% of our colonies
exhibited strong mite resistance.  So unless you're running a lot of hives,
and performing A LOT of alcohol washes, you simply can't apply much
selective pressure.

This season we'll be performing well over 2000 alcohol washes.  It's a fair
amount of work!

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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