In a message dated 96-10-27 07:45:25 EST, you write:
 
<< I know that I have cut into this discussion late and perhaps am bending it
 a different direction but....
 
 Being a federally supported researcher I might add that due to the
 stability of our funding as compared to soft money research efforts, a
 federally subsidized program can often cover a research project that soft
 money cannot.   >>
 
Cheers to an article well written. It in a way is sad, but true with out the
reasearch provided and funded by the Goverment and Educational enviroments we
would all be severly lacking in information and controls for Mites, AFB,EFB,
Instrumental Insemination etc.
 
I offten hear the comments at many of the Bee Meetings in which I speak, that
we need better Bee Stocks. But this saga is much the same as the Little Red
Hen and the Bread. Everyone wants some but very few are willing to become
involved. The general concensus is if you get or find something better let us
know. If it was not for the moneys spent by the very largest beekeepers and
the goverment, I feel we would really be in a fix for better stocks.
 
With the tremendous amount of support that we at Hybri-Bees have, and enjoy,
from the industry, we still lack the funds to do the long term evaluation and
testing of stock that the federal goverment and educational communities
enjoy. The reasons for this are many but the main reason is that very few
people are willing to pay even as little as a dollor more for a queen that
comes from some type of organized private breeding enterprise.
 
The reality of this is startling, the revenue from the private sector ( we do
not receive any goverment money) and the stock holders of Hybri-Bees will not
even pay one salary, for one full time employee. So I must moonlight as an
engineer to make ends meet. So while I can relate to the fact that NO ONE
likes taxes including myself
(I wish that the goverment would take less of my money, I need it for my
Family) we all should consider carefully who pays for the information and the
stocks that we use. In most cases in this industry it is someone other than
the end user.
 
If any body has any questions or comments about this please feel free to
contact the undersigned at   HYBRI BEES@aol .com
 
Dean M. Breaux
Executive Vice President
Hybri-Bees Inc.
"Breeding Better Bees"
11140 Fernway Lane
Dade City Florida 33525
(352) 521-0164