Hello,
I've noticed something. You are all aware of the Africanized Bees/
Killer Bees. Most of these queens and hives only come from a few
select breeding projects. Genetic Diversity, has always helped the
human race, and we avoid inbreeding. But, climatization could be an
overwhelming factor. Has anyone produced a statistical map of
America, to compare climate/environmental factors to these bred bees.
My experience with fire ants, although not bees, is that when they
don't bite, people don't buy pesticides and kill them. But, if the
ants are willing to walk 20 feet to 10 yards away from the nest bite
some-one, they get sprayed. So, in Orlando Florida, it just so
happens, that there is a more docile fire ant. Typically, if you sit
2 to 3 feet from the nest, you don't get bitten, unless, an ant gets
caught in a fold in your skin, or pressed between your skin and
clothes. I sorted them out, and captured a queen. At the time I was
having problems with roaches eating my habernero peppers, aphids and
scales on my roses. So, I drilled a hole in my rather large flower
pots, and placed a few queens. Sure, I got bitten when I was trimming
back my plants. But, I didn't when I sat on more ****ch 2 feet away
from planters that were on the same ****ch. Once, they clean off the
aphids, I fed the whole lot 1 a day vitamins for humans powdered down
with a grinder, and melted into chocolate. The numbers were
incredible, and you could visibly see the difference in size of
workers compared to guards, that milled around with a single horn.
Other nests never seen mature ants in the colonys. They could really
bite, if they wanted too.
Where the hives are being mass produced, split, and sent from, may be
some part of the cause of the problem. Say, you live on the 49
parallel, and the bees you buy have been raised for the past 50 years
on the equator. The bee breeder is seperating them based upon how
well they produce in that environment, but the weather and general
temperature of that zone is so different than farther north.
What I believe we may need to do, is capture healthy local bees for
every 10 parallel, and set up a breeding station, like in Milwaukee or
Montanna, where the winters are typically harsh, and typically about
harsh as they can get. Another in the Northwest, costal Wa****ngton
State, Southern California, and New York or North Carolina. The only
way this project will really work is if you buy bees that are born,
raised, and selectively bred based upon how well they do in these
areas plus the docile factor that makes them domestic and keepable.
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