Drone genetics.

[The Drone Ranger]

for the folk interested in say AMM breeding from a pure queen there might be a good reason to let the bees select as they will be likely to choose a larva with royal lineage rather than some distant relation with next to no royal hemolymph in her

[Jon]

And don't forget this paper which suggests that there is selection going on between subspecies during mating flights.

[The Drone Ranger]

And don't forget this paper which suggests that there is selection going on between subspecies during mating flights.

I like it as an explanation of how its possible to raise the bees you want in a hybridised area
Still think its a bit of a challenge though

[Jon]

Damn right it is a challenge!
Just got a new site in a remote bee free area at 1000 feet so will be curious to see how the queens mate up there.