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>> Dr. Medhat Nasr did some work on close relation mating. It was
>> established that the closer the relationship to sister-brother then the more
>> the pattern disintegrated into this shot gun look.
>> I would suggest your breeder leaves a lot to be desired.
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>Hi David, I'm wondering if there is a breeder that gets 90% or better ,
>solid brood patterns.I would like to know if anyone has had a consistant
>source of solid laying queens.There has been plenty of work done on the
>genetic factor of egg laying. Dr. Rinderers book, Bee Genetics and
>Breeding, goes in depth into sex determination and mating designs. I
>wonder how many follow it in practice..
A lot depends on where you learnt your bee keeping/queen rearing. There are
some very strict rules, break them at your peril!!
I believe we get 90% or better, every time. Why? because it's not
just a game of numbers, we stick to the rules. It's a case of buyer beware.
If the queens you buy this year have bad manners, and a poor pattern, don't
buy there again.
There are lots of supposed breeders who are definitely only in it
for the money, and not the improvement of stock.
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