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>>  ... uniquely adapted stock (VSH).    Whereas, professional breeders are selecting over thousands of colonies 
and fixing traits that can improve the overall quality of the stock they
 use. That's why I continually point to Danny Weaver as a vanguard in 
this field. Danny has tens of thousands of hives at his disposal,

First, I do NOT mean to disparage Danny Weaver and his operations.   I just have questions.   He is located in Navasota, TEXAS.  Is that where he does his open mating for his production queens?   Looking at maps, it seems that Navasota falls within the region invaded by Africanized bees.   That being the case, how does he control his drone population?   I'm not trying to shoot flames.  I just have a question that I'd like clarified.

Mike in LA

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