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>> I hear a lot from people who have their own survivor stock, but very 
>> little from those who are dependant on commercial channels for their 
>> stock.

> Oh, I apologize, will sign off.

Sorry, I didn't mean it that way.  I appreciate your response, and have 
actually been wondering details of your project, so was glad for the 
response.

I'm also happy to hear some others chime in and give their impressions.  As 
I said, I am not against treatments.  I know they are necessary in many 
situations, but I do think it is time we get past assuming they have to be 
routine.

The comment one made that commercial beekeepers don't care much about varroa 
resistance and that they assume they will have to treat, to me, is the thing 
we need to address.

--- begin rant --

Maybe I'm way out of line here, but I think that failing to incorporate 
these favourable traits amounts to negligence and should be frowned upon by 
the beekeeping community.

Queen producers -- IMO again -- who refuse to get with the program are a 
menace to the entire industry because they have the means to reduce the 
chemical contamination of their customers' hives and possibly hive products 
for very little cost and do not act.  There is IMO no excuse for not taking 
advantage of the disease and pest resistant characteristics being developed 
and offered freely.

I think it is up to us to demand more discussion of resistant strains at 
meetings and less talk of new and different chemicals and methods to avoid 
dealing with the root problem.

-- rant off ---

That's why I'm bringing this up.  We need to identify and patronize those 
with superior bees.

Everyone wins, except unscrupulous queen producers and chemical companies. 

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