The use of imported queens may provide temporary relief to issues of quality in our bees but have not provided stability within the population as a whole.
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NatBIP News No12
December 2022 Jo Widdicombe The National Bee Improvement Programme (NatBIP) aims to reset the widely accepted approach to bee improvement which, for many, consists in buying in new queens to improve the quality of their bees. Unfortunately, bringing in queens of exotic sub-species at best only produces a temporary improvement…
Ely & Surrounding Villages
Ely, Cambridgeshire. Improving the local bee population. Contact; Adam Golding
Sussex Coast Honeybee Improvement Partnership (SCHIP). BN20
A branch of the Eastbourne Beekeepers’ Association keen to develop a local strain of honeybee well adapted to the South Downs climate, with particular focus on improved health and docility. Contact; Simon Tuck
NatBIP News No10
When it comes to bee improvement, I believe the suggested approach offered by BIBBA’s NatBIP programme is worth careful consideration.
NatBIP News No9
In the long-term we want to see a bee population that is locally adapted and truly sustainable, that is, for example, one that is not reliant on regular chemical treatments to control varroa.
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