>>A problem which has been resolved I have been told and the new VSH
and Minnesota Hygienic lines are varroa tolerant AND prolific.

Bob, can you recommend some sources for this cross?  I have also been told that this a very good cross.

>>...or the varroa tolerant line open mates for a couple years then varroa tolerance slips away.

Are there commercial operations that you know of that continue selecting for hygienic behavior and varroa tolerance and succeed at it?  I am a big proponent of self-sufficiency.  Buying some genetics from time to time is ok but I'd prefer to raise most of my own queens.

>>Yugo... Somewhat inbred but varroa tolerant and untreated.

Are they reasonably productive?

Waldemar

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