NSQBA members are urged to participate in the annual queen exchange.
The queen exchange benefits are:
1) Allows members to exchange genetic stock from climates and regions similar to their own. Having a pool of like-minded beekeepers, where new sources for stock can be collected is important for reasons such as hybrid vigor and disease control.
2) Allows the members of the NSQBA to evaluate other breeder's queens on a wide range of criteria. Having other members give honest confidential feedback allows the breeder to improve his operation and quality of stock. This further benefits the beekeeping community by NSQBA members providing better queens.
