> What is the hypothesis anyway? "Does small deviation in cell size make any 
> difference at all in the long run? Or not?" You see, I don't think it 
> does...

We did an experiment, outlined on my website 
http://honeybeeworld.com/diary/2000/diary040100.htm#ResearchDetails and 
http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/articles/fdnvsdrawn.htm (see second 
article on the page) that seemed to indicate that going to 5.25 (Pierco 
standard frames) from sizes ranging up to 5.4 made a difference.  (I have 
compared the sizes of cells in Pierco (standard size) and Mann Lake and 
Permadent at the time somewhere, but can't find it right now). There were 
confounding factors, though, such as differing manufacturers of foundation, 
and wood versus integral plastic frames, so the results are merely a 
suggestion.

> But -- I am of the unpopular and unconventional opinion that there is 
> something inherently wrong with bee breeding as it is commonly conducted 
> or envisioned. My own concept of a breeding project is much different from 
> anyone else's...

I would love to hear all about it.  I think many of us feel that the 
breeding efforts are all over the map and often based on questionable 
assumptions.

 

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