> The honey bees are no respecters of genetic purity, the queens breed with
the fastest drones on the wing, regardless from where they originate.
Says who?

Queens breed with colonies which create drones first in the spring. Every
year for the past decade. My first round of Queens are mated before package
bees first round of brood is emerged. Many years I've had Queens mated
before package bees was even delivered to the area.
Packages bees could of had the fastest Drones in the world, pretty much
doesn't matter if my Queens are already mated.

Tim Ives

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