Hi All

Allen Dick said...

> Anita Collins of the USDA made presentations at several recent meetings
> about new ways she has discovered/developed for long-term storgae of
> drone semen.
>
> At least that is what I think she was talking about, 'cause, not being
> interested, I was on my way to coffee.

Thanks for the tip Allen, I have spent half an hour or so reading the easly
accessible stuff that she has written.

I shall be contacting her about the details in some of her work, which has
strong parallels with what a few of us are 'playing with' in UK.

It highlights the point that not all beekeepers think alike. We have a bunch
of dedicated amateurs in the UK (we call ourselves IINGRIDD) that research
and practice new methods of instrumental insemination and try and teach them
to others.

There is a page that will lead you to many different aspects of II, with
links to groups that practice it, methods of making the equipment, methods
of using the equipment and so on.
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/instrumental.html
I realise that this is not to everybodies taste, but it does show how
diverse beekeeping is as a subject.

Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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