Quality Queens: Four States Collaborate To Produce Better Queens

摘要

Ask any beekeeper in the North what traits they desire in a honey bee and they will likely tell you gentleness, disease-resistance, mite tolerance, honey production, and Winter survivability. It does not matter if you are a hobby beekeeper or a largescale commercial operation; these traits are the 'most desirable.' Although seemingly unobtainable at times, this 'must have' list may very well be possible through networking and collaboration.