Quote Originally Posted by bondo View Post
I get what you are saying. However if I want queenbees I wouldn't buy a lesser male to breed to the bumblebee. If I have a lesserbee I would breed and increase my chances of getting the spider gene. Some people might only have 1 or 2 males and don't necessarily have different options.
True, and if you don't have those more appealing options available then I suppose there really isn't any reason not to go for it. Though I wouldn't say I have a large collection, only 8 breeding individuals. For me it would just make more sense to pair offspring from the next generation I produce if I wanted those queenbees. A pewter blast or a super pastel calico just seem like they would pair better with a lesser bee in my situation. I'm always preaching patience, may as well practice my own advice, yeah?