There has to be some measure of adaptation such as higher productivity on local flows, or increased survivability -- both of these compared to run of the mill honey bee stock.
Thanks Pete, but not quite the answer I was looking for. We certainly could say a stable population in a given area over many generations fits that description.
I was referring more to the recent sales pitch, or instructions for a breeding program. Randy has a map he like that shows a whole dang bunch of "areas" so how does one, in this day and age of mites, define locally adapted for the purpose of advertisements or breeding.
I hear it a lot, but the only answer I ever get is to catch swarms..... Somehow that seems to me to not be a reasonable criteria.
Charles
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