> From: [log in to unmask] (Reply-To: [log in to unmask]) > , JIM G SHOEMAKER > Subj: Queens > I think the discussion of the merits of the various queen suppliers is fine, > however, why not be more inclusive and a little more scientific and reliable? > There are a number of suscribers to the Bee-l who have excellent > investigative skills (I am not one of them) and who might be willing to > put together a survey/research type program that could give us a > tremendous amount of reliable information. > I feel there is a need to catagorize queens by race, etc., beekeepers by > size, geographic local, major activity, honey, pollinization, etc., and > queens by a inclusive list of characteristics. > With the suggestions of bee-l members a comprehensive questionairre could > be developed and administered by e/mail. One/some of our members could > certainly give the collected data the analysis that would answer, reliably, > the many questions this might generate. > It might also be worth considering to giving breeders the option of being > included in the study. > An activity of this type certainly does not preclude our open discussion > of breeders on a "seat of the pants, shoot from the hip" fashion. > These are my thoughts, how about some reaction (hopefully not too many > flames). > Jim Shoemaker > 5160 S. Western > Brookline, MO 65619 (near Springfield and Bass Pro Shop) The program your looking for is called " BiData " written by: Jorn Johanesson Solsortevej 27 Assens, DK 9550 Mariager DANMARK and the queen breeding data base is maintained by, as I understand it, The Danish Queen Breeders Ass. and has been for quite some time. However I think this thread is better suited to sci.agriculture.beekeeping than to Bee-L. Importing US Queens, a few years ago, brought Acarapis woodi to Finland. Something we didn't have before the US Queen Breeders sent it with their supposedly disease free queens.............. Regards, Durk Ellison OH2ZAS BeeNet: 240:2358/100 email: [log in to unmask]