Selective Breeding and Field Performance of Better Bred Bees with VSH | Frank Rinkevich, PhD

Frank Rinkevich, PhD joins us from the USDA-ARS Honeybee lab in Baton Rouge, LA to discuss selective breeding for resistance and Varroa Sensitive Hygiene. We discuss the history of the breeding program at the USDA and what beekeepers can expect as these genetic lines are made available through the Northern Queen Initiative (NQI, http://www.fightingthemites.com) Get the cool mite-bomber t-shirt for only $20: https://sbgmi.org/product-category/clothing Subscribe to the SBGMI Newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/hToTyj Join the SBGMI: https://www.sbgmi.org/membership Stay up to date on our premium speaker events: https://www.sbgmi.org/shop Members receive annual access to premium content and 2023-23 Virtual Winter Conference Recordings beekeeping 101,beekeeping for beginners,how to start beekeeping,beekeeping business,beekeeping classes,beekeeping basics,beekeeping tips,combining hives, treating varroa mites,varroa mite,queen failure,queen breeding,how to inspect a hive, requeening a hive,beekeeping,northern beekeeping,controlling mites,drone honey bee,honey,queen bee,beekeeper,bees,honey bees,james lee's bees,james lees bees, november tips, treating varroa mites, queen breeding, combining hives, drones, game of drones, bob binnie