Let me try to explain a little if I might.

Using dee's example. In areas where there are broad pastures of grass.
It is often seen only one or a few types of flora. Going up the mountain
where opportunities are less, you see greater variation in the plant
life. You can or may have even seen this yourself.

In hawaii where the ocean meets mountains, the variaty of lifeforms is
enormous. Go the the plains of the midwest and the level of variety is
dismal.

The leveling process is called homegenization and result is called
homogenesis. Homogenized bees are essentially bees who have had no
chance to become specialized, and therefore can display or express no
specific characteristics of specialization within a single environment.
However bees which have been breed smartly or naturally through local
conditions have the chance to show variability within the confines of
the locale by being specialized for and specific to a region. The
variability of these local specializations is what is desired. It's the
chance for the bees to show their ability to do well under a set of
conditions, and breed with others that do well in the same locale.

Homogenesis is the creation of a jack of all trades, but master of none.

--
Scot Mc Pherson
The Mc Pherson Family Honey Farms
Davenport, Iowa USA

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