British Beekeepers Association
@bbka.org.uk
This is the page for the British Beekeepers' Association, a national charity supporting bees and beekeepers.
https://www.bbka.org.uk/
https://www.bbka.org.uk/
Reposted by British Beekeepers Association
Hmmm … they're proposing breeding healthier bees by selecting a single gene. That sounds even less likely than selecting native Amm by wing morphometry alone. Vitellogenin is important, but I think they've yet to demonstrate fitness gains from my reading of the paper academic.oup.com/jee/article/...
AI-enhanced marker-assisted selection concept for the multifunctional honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidea) protein Vitellogenin (Vg)
Abstract. Managed honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apis mellifera L.) have experienced unsustainably high rates of annual loss driven by several interactin
academic.oup.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hmmm … they're proposing breeding healthier bees by selecting a single gene. That sounds even less likely than selecting native Amm by wing morphometry alone. Vitellogenin is important, but I think they've yet to demonstrate fitness gains from my reading of the paper academic.oup.com/jee/article/...
Yes anecdotal reports from a number of associations have been passed on to the BBKA. Hence to question to get a straw poll of the issue
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Yes anecdotal reports from a number of associations have been passed on to the BBKA. Hence to question to get a straw poll of the issue