Research stung into action
NZPA-Reuter Gloucester The days of the badtempered bee may be numbered. Stung into action, research workers in England’s West Country are trying to develop a strain of “docile, gentle and thoroughly British” bees. “We are not seeking to breed the sting out of bees, only their viciousness,” said John Cox, a beekeeping ad-
viser to Gloucestershire County Council. Researchers work with selected queen bees taken from colonies that show themselves to be unusually mild-mannered. The queens are then Encouraged to take over ill-tempered colonies. “Our pilot scheme has made considerable progress,” said Mr Cox. “Next year we will continue the campaign on a bigger scale.”
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Press, 28 June 1983, Page 11
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