Peter writes:
Further, after hybridization with European varieties, the
feral AHB colony gene pool reverts back to the genotype
found in South Africa, commonly knownas the East African
Honey Bee. 

Reply:
Peter, this is where you are assuming IMPOV as we have
never NEVER seen this in our bees.........somehow
management style means a lot and also working with
acclimitized bees that are local, for our bees have
remained gentle GENTLE.....and we are talking 4-5 deeps!!!
commercial managment but again our style.

Also, then this doesn't say much for temperate zoning and
is contrary to Nature.......Some how I feel hot bees in
general along with treatments and complex mongrelization
are being mixed into one pot and this is quite
sad............

Some day you will have to visit us my man and see our
bees....along with a few others on the list here I think!

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/





		
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