>
> > A more sensible approach would be to: (b) Practise
> "primitive" beekeeping as is the case in Africa by allowing natural
> selection processes to determine which are the most significant
> characteristics for selection and not the beekeepers


This is analogous to breeding wolves vs poodles.  Wolves *survive* under
adverse conditions, and *thrive* under good conditions.  Wolves are
regionally adapted, despite having a common name.  The only two main
selective criteria that I would add would be for gentleness and reasonable
productivity.

Randy Oliver

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