Blundering Along in Bee Breeding

Bee breeding has doubtless suffered more than has breeding of other animals
from a lack of correct ideas of the laws of inheritance, it is gratifying to
note that men of science are giving some attention to this subject but it
would be better still if some of them would give us something through the
press to take the place of the many ideas which so often suggest or directly
teach wrong ideas.

We know that color and temper are separately inheritable, also size and
color, and a little is known concerning a few other characters, but very
little about any. Our great need just now is for some information that we
can get from no body but the geneticist, whether cytologist or experimental
breeder or both. Can’t we have a contribution now and then dealing with
inheritance as it occurs in our strange little animals? Every breeder will
welcome something really instructive for without some help on our problems
we will just keep on blundering along and do but little in a long time.

C. C. Stone, Clarksville, Texas
In "The Beekeepers Item"
June, 1925

-- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and  other info ---