Hi All
Joe wrote:
> Thus, their resistant bees (to varroa mite) actually may have
> been bees selected to produce less brood and to be less able to
> sustain mite population growth. Consequently, they
> also would have been less able to collect a surplus of honey.
You can analyse this differently...
If the low number of brood (and hence mites) is due to a longer life
span of individual bees, then there is no change in possible honey
gathering potential.
Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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