> Want a simple, clear response to your original question! Yes! > Since arriving on PEI last year, I have shipped in selected Russian queens > from the Nova Scotia Russian queen program. I was not even aware that Nova Scotia had a Russian queen program. Is there a listing somewhere of all the various queen improvement programmes in Canada? If not there should be. Can members here volunteer some names and contacts? The same applies for the U.S. I've asked here and on BeeSource and it seems to be a state secret. There should be a master list of all the groups and individuals who are working on queen improvement, specifically disease resistance IMO. > Will be interesting to see how things develop. Yes. So far, in Canada, I am aware of * The Ontario project, - http://www.ontariobee.com/index.php?action=display&cat=53&v=74 * The B.C. project - http://www.bcbeekeepers.com/bcbba/ * The Saskatraz project - http://www.honeycouncil.ca/index.php/saskatchewan_beekeepers_saskatraz_report_2005 * More - http://cba.stonehavenlife.com/2008/10/new-bee-breeding-research-in-canada/ In the US. * http://www.vpqueenbees.com/breeding.html * http://www.russianbreeder.org/ * http://www.glenn-apiaries.com/ * http://www.oldsolenterprises.com/ I am sure there must be many, many, more. Let's compile a list. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
