In a message dated 11/03/2010 19:08:36 GMT Standard Time,  
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I know I  do have access to some good commercial strains and they are 
better 
than in  the past, but to make any improvement, we need to move beyond 
'good' 
and  'OK'. 



Buying in good strains is one path: 'husbanding' the strains by  selection 
of best for reproduction and culling of weakest is another.   The second is 
ultimately more effective, since it preserves genetic  diversity where 
replacement from large-scale queen raising tends to eliminate  local strains.
 
The idea of a 'super bee' is something of a nonsense - the very best strain 
 will degrade at the first generation if it is not protected by  proper 
selection procedures.  
 
Mike Bispham 
 
 

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