John said:
> I tend to agree. What is lacking in the posts I have seen is the effect of
> crossing races. It is common when mixing different races to have offspring
> that have characteristics totally different from either parents.

I learned the above the hard way. After years of mixing races in the same
yard I learned not the best plan.
You have to when the bees are in a paid pollination or in a holding yard in
winter but I separate races and queen sources when placed in yards. race and
queen source in clearly marked on each hive.

bob

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