Listen instead of read: https://share.descript.com/view/iXbI3vkK9PH I went and bought “Genetic Priorities for Conservation of Native Honey Bees” by Dorian Pritchard, one of the “big voices” in an area of beekeeping that is foreign to me. It seems well produced and has some interesting ideas, but I find the logic a little confused. But maybe it’s … Read more
A review of Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives that recently appeared in BeeCraft magazine got me thinking. It was generally a positive review, but towards the end there was some criticism for missing something out. In fact, it stated: “I believe the absence of a balanced argument on the subject of queen imports is a significant … Read more
Honey Bee Polyandry: The Secret to Their Success. Yep, a nice catchy headline, but for most beekeepers the polyandrous nature of honey bees is not much of a secret at all. When a virgin honey bee queen takes her risky mating flight to a drone congregation area she will have sex with many drones (male … Read more
Genetic science has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few decades. It turns out that appearances can be deceptive as far as genes go. Even with their large population and worldwide distribution, humans have a remarkable lack of genetic diversity. Despite what we look like and where we live, we are all … Read more