I picked up some queen cells the other day from a commercial bee keeper. The are Varrora Resistant queens cells. I asked about once they mated with drones if they could lose the varrora resistant part. He told me as far as he knew the mite resistants was a queen gene and not a drone and my queens would be as " mite resistant " as the strain.
I had never heard that before, I've only read a couple of books on queen rearing and didn't pick that one up. If thats true does anyone know a source where I could find out what queens had what strains. And even what where the different "Master" drone genes.
I've read of eye color coming from the queen but thats about it.
I always assumed that most genes where split 50/50
Thanks for any help
I had never heard that before, I've only read a couple of books on queen rearing and didn't pick that one up. If thats true does anyone know a source where I could find out what queens had what strains. And even what where the different "Master" drone genes.
I've read of eye color coming from the queen but thats about it.
I always assumed that most genes where split 50/50
Thanks for any help