> From: [log in to unmask] (Reply-To: [log in to unmask])
> , JIM G SHOEMAKER
> Subj: Queens
> I think the discussion of the merits of the various queen suppliers is fine,
> however, why not be more inclusive and a little more scientific and reliable?
> There are a number of suscribers to the Bee-l who have excellent
> investigative skills (I am not one of them) and who might be willing to
> put together a survey/research type program that could give us a
> tremendous amount of reliable information.
> I feel there is a need to catagorize queens by race, etc., beekeepers by
> size, geographic local, major activity, honey, pollinization, etc., and
> queens by a inclusive list of characteristics.
> With the suggestions of bee-l members a comprehensive questionairre could
> be developed and administered by e/mail. One/some of our members could
> certainly give the collected data the analysis that would answer, reliably,
> the many questions this might generate.
> It might also be worth considering to giving breeders the option of being
> included in the study.
> An activity of this type certainly does not preclude our open discussion
> of breeders on a "seat of the pants, shoot from the hip" fashion.
> These are my thoughts, how about some reaction (hopefully not too many
> flames).
> Jim Shoemaker
> 5160 S. Western
> Brookline, MO 65619 (near Springfield and Bass Pro Shop)
The program your looking for is called " BiData " written by:
Jorn Johanesson
Solsortevej 27
Assens,
DK 9550 Mariager
DANMARK
and the queen breeding data base is maintained by, as I understand it,
The Danish Queen Breeders Ass. and has been for quite some time.
However I think this thread is better suited to sci.agriculture.beekeeping
than to Bee-L.
Importing US Queens, a few years ago, brought Acarapis woodi to Finland.
Something we didn't have before the US Queen Breeders sent it with their
supposedly disease free queens..............
Regards,
Durk Ellison
OH2ZAS
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