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Last season was my first as a beekeeper and both of my hives made it through the winter. I'm curious to know if there have been any studies done to try and correlate survival rates with the various "breeds" of bees. Perhaps there are too many variations to extract meaningful data, but with any other kind of livestock genetics are incredibly important; bird dogs, horses, chickens, etc.
My bees came from "survivor stock", so I wonder how much that has helped them. Is it the genes, good management, or luck? I'm sure it's a little of everything. I'm also fortunate to live in an area where I suspect my bees have little exposure to pesticides.
How many of you have "survivor stock" bees? What percentage of your hives made it through the winter? Is the term "survivor stock" even a meaningful measure of a standard, or is it simply creative marketing? Thoughts?
My bees came from "survivor stock", so I wonder how much that has helped them. Is it the genes, good management, or luck? I'm sure it's a little of everything. I'm also fortunate to live in an area where I suspect my bees have little exposure to pesticides.
How many of you have "survivor stock" bees? What percentage of your hives made it through the winter? Is the term "survivor stock" even a meaningful measure of a standard, or is it simply creative marketing? Thoughts?