Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 69138
Bees: Animal Breeding
Tabled: 18 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) native and (b) varroa-tolerant bee breeding programmes in England.
Answer
Mary CreaghDeveloping varroa-tolerant bees through selective breeding is likely to be very difficult as it requires geographic isolation or artificial insemination to preserve the resistance traits being selected for, as well as large numbers of colonies to ensure t...
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