Bob:
>> >choosing from the best queens from the year before with the traits you
>> seek seems to always work.
Randy:
> After being detoured for a few years, I've come back to this tried and 
> true
> selection process, and am in complete agreement!

In my limited experience I can agree-mostly... especially when you have 
achieved a level of homogenity to where the bees tend to breed "true".
I have on occasion observed violent exceptions to this when endeavoring to 
introduce new stock.

John Horton
N Alabama

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