. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. -^^' (Convention Proceedings fh. Report of the 37th Annual Conven- tion of the National Bee-Keepers' Association, held in San An- toniu, Tex., Nov. 8-10, '06 (Jontlnued from page 285 ) New Blood or New Strain. "I hear our queen-breeders talk about new blood in bees. Do they mean new strains?" Pres. Dadant—I think that can be answered by yes. New Blood Annually. "Is it necessary to introduce new blood annually?" Mr. Hatch—I would like to speak a little on that point; it seems to me the honey-bee should be just as capable of improvem
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. -^^' (Convention Proceedings fh. Report of the 37th Annual Conven- tion of the National Bee-Keepers' Association, held in San An- toniu, Tex., Nov. 8-10, '06 (Jontlnued from page 285 ) New Blood or New Strain. "I hear our queen-breeders talk about new blood in bees. Do they mean new strains?" Pres. Dadant—I think that can be answered by yes. New Blood Annually. "Is it necessary to introduce new blood annually?" Mr. Hatch—I would like to speak a little on that point; it seems to me the honey-bee should be just as capable of improvement as any other stock, but as I know invariably we cannot always control them like other stock, so it takes a long time. Now in the matter of gentleness, I have handled them some, and I have proven that entirely to my own satisfaction, and I don't believe that anyone can contradict it, that too close breeding would give bad results, and I believe the same thing would hold in bees; and I believe, as I said, these things may be done on account of the bees mating in the air, not under the bee-keepers' control. I don't know whether I ought to say that it takes a good while to improve them, but I will say that I have better bees than I had several years ago. Mr. Hilton—Now, is it necessary to introduce at all? But I believe I get the best results by introducing a new strain annually. The gentkman last upon the floor has made the matter very plain, that it is best not to keep bees to close breeding. Then, if it be true, is it absolutely necessary that we introduce new strains annually? Mr. Anderson—I am here for what information I can glean. I think this is a matter of importance, and I am not satisfied. Now, the question arises, if you have a strain of good bees, is it necessary to introduce new blood to that strain of bees? Now, there is the point I would like information on; I would like to hear from queen-breeders. Some say if you have got one stock of good bees, keep it
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