Hello All,

I wanted to ad something to Bobs reply to Brians post.  I live in Ontario
Canada.  I am fortunate because we have the University of Guelph here in
Ontario who are currently working with specific beekeepers in developing
different strains of bees for mite tolerance.  The "Ontario bee", Russian
and Buckfast are some.  There are also independent beekeepers who with the
support of the university are selectively breeding there own queens for the
traits that we all currently desire.  The emphasis is towards a much less
chemical dependant apiary.  But this is why we pay between $20 and $30 for
queens.  I wish I could get queens for $12 but if we don't support it why
would they do it?

 If the beekeeping industry is not willing to pay higher prices for selected
stocks and/or is not willing to support stocks produced by instututional
stock improvement programs , THEN THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE FOR THE FUTURE IS THE
CONTINUED USE OF DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE CHEMICALS"


Kent Stienburg

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