Hi Hervé & All,

> By the way, since Canada is ready to import queens
> from the USA (tackled by SHB and AHB) I do not
> understand why Canada do not open borders to European
> queens where there are some high class breedeers as
> well

I do not understand why Canada does not utilize their own high class
breeders of which I am sure there are plenty of. Also, I would think that
breeding and mating queens to improve ones own stock would and should be a
fundamental practice in being a beekeeper. In my opinion, beekeepers are not
really keeping their bees if they are constantly changing the stock they
keep by requeening from a stock far away. If beekeepers were to learn to
breed their own queens they would become better beekeepers on many levels.

Disclaimer; only an opinion.
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c(((([
Keith Malone
Chugiak, Alaska USA
Caucasian Bee Keeper
http://takeoff.to/alaskahoney

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