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Room For All Types Of Beekeeper

Room For All Types Of Beekeeper

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Intro

00:25 New book by Dorian Pritchard on conservation of native bees

01:10 Argument for conservation of native bees, legally protected areas should be created

02:40 Is the black bee really the best bee for all people? I think not, but each to their own.

04:40 Sue Coby's New World Carniolan project could be a template to follow

05:00 Examples of human interference in nature to domesticate wild animals into farming livestock. Also BEAGLES!

07:20 Modern commercial bee farming, selective breeding of honey bee queens

08:15 Good things about bee farming, pollination increasing crop yields

09:15 Some negative things about bee farming: miticides, reduced diversity, competition with wild pollinators, spread of pathogens

11:20 EU policies to assist apiculture and pollinators

11:50 Selective breeding - objectives and methods, isolated mating, instrumental insemination

12:55 Natural selection - survivors pass on resilience

14:10 Advantages of natural selection

15:00 Downside to natural selection, low honey, unpredictable temperament, short term high losses

15:55 Conclusion - we can have both

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