Response to this was not as good as I hoped so I am posting for a second and last time. Pse do not re-submitt. If anything needs to be clarified drop me a note. > > > Two years ago Dr. Nasr of Ontario took a survey of the importance of bee > > chacacteristics to beekeepers. I thought it would be interesting to do > > the same here on BEE-L. If you are interested in participating just fill > > out the following and mail it back to me direct, not to the net. I will > > tally the responses and post the results to BEE-L. Thank you. > > > > 1) Enter a number (1-11) after each of the following characteristics, > > ranking them by their importance to you. Most important, 1 , next most > > important, 2 , etc. > > > > Winterability- > > Honey Production- > > Tracheal mite resistance- > > Varroa resistance- > > Chalkbrood- > > Aggressiveness > > Colour- > > Brood viability- > > Swarming- > > Comb stability- > > Pollen- > > > > 2)You are (check one) Hobby beekeeper (<10 col.) > > Side liner (>10<300 col.) > > Commercial (>300 col.) > > > > 3)You are (check all appropriate) Honey producer > > Pollinator > > Queen producer > > > > 4)You are in (check one) North America > > Europe > > Other