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One final thought from Brother Adam regarding Nature's aim for breeding surrounds this idea of uniformity and its implications for the managed apiary.

In his book 'In Search of the Best Strains...

Glad to do it, Gray Goose. Thank you for all your help and input along the way. I sincerely appreciate it!

Russ

Building on this theme, I wanted to tie together a few loose ends related to Brother Adam's observations surrounding Nature's breeding method.

At the outset, it appears that one central component...

I'm with you on this CLong. It certainly seems that the more we learn about a particular biological concept, the more we appreciate the incredible complexity and interconnected nature of all the...

KYBeek:

Welcome to Beesource!

I live in the far Western end of our fair Commonwealth, but in your location I would suggest touching base with Ms. Dorothey Morgan.

She is the President of...

CLong:

Thank you for posting this article. I finally had the opportunity to read it, and beyond the practical discussions about humidity and varroa fecundity I was struck by the discussion right...

This might be common knowledge to many of you in the TF realm, but I recently came across this compendium of resources from the Russian Honey Bee Breeders Association that is a repository of many of...

CLong:

Thank you for posting the article- I am looking forward to reading it.

How is everything going in your yard these days?

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Russ

JRG13:

I seem to recall a post you made on this- did you snap any photos of their near-complete comb building efforts?

That is amazing- I tried the auto-translate function and it was almost instant and certainly adequate to get a good sense of what is going on.

We indeed live in amazing times.

Thanks again for...

Brother Adam gives significant weight to the fundamental mechanics of the honeybee's natural mating framework because he recognizes that systematic progress in bee improvement can only be made when...

Thanks, GregV. I've watched the first 5 minutes here at work and am already hooked... looking forward to watching it at home.

Russ

I agree! Pat's videos have opened my eyes to several possibilities for alternate hive options.

Wildhive:

Let me begin by welcoming you to Beesource!

This past year I had success with two trap-outs using a variation of the Hogan Bee Trap (attached). In speaking with Mr. Cleo Hogan, he...

GregV and GWW:

Thank you both for your input. I sincerely appreciate it!

Have a great week.

Russ

Before undertaking a discussion of the main tenants of Brother Adam's observations, I considered it prudent to speak briefly of his approach to bee improvement- which while rooted in genetic theory...

#1905 continues to be more active than the other colonies during marginal weather and has been observed hauling out the sugar supplied for emergency feed. They have now made it through the 'sugar...

Best of success to you with these hives, Juhani.

Thank you for clarifying, Juhani. I sincerely appreciate the feedback. It is amazing to consider the amount of effort and evaluation which was invested in the Buckfast, both in its initial...

Thank you for your reply, Juhani. I sincerely appreciate it.

My rationale for asking the question on this thread was curiosity as to how the local Finnish bee at the beginning of your breeding...

Thank you, Fusion_power. I sincerely appreciate your reply. While researching Brother Adam's background, I ran across a website that maintains his breeding records for the years 1915 - 1993 (less the...

Good day, Juhani. Thank you for your reply and I apologize that my question was not very precise.

That said, I believe your reply answered my inquiry perfectly.

I was curious if you utilized...

GregV:

Thank you for your detailed reply on this subject- I read your comments with great interest while away from my desktop but failed to respond.

I always enjoy the biographical sketches...

Juhani: I will apologize in advance if you have already addressed this, but do you have any of the Finnish bee in the genetic background of your breeding operation or did you start at square one with...

My recent read through Brother Adam’s Breeding the Honeybee was enjoyable through-and-through, not only for the thought-provoking precepts it contained but also for the biographical sketch of a man...