On Mon, 31 Jan 1994, Dave D. Cawley, a De Leon Socialist wrote:
 
>         I know we have our nice little list here and it deals a lot with
> research, but how about if there was a beekeeping newsgroup on the Usenet?
> It would be a good place for folks to learn more about the magical world of
> beekeeping and could help get some more folks into it. And it would be a
> whole lot easier for people to find than this list, I know it took me months
 to
> find it. I'll ask my sysop about the particulars of creating a newsgroup and
> get back to you. Anyone have any good ideas for a name, alt.beekeeping,
> alt.apis, rec.pets.beekeeping?
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dave -
 
this is an *excellent* idea. i am an amateur beekeeper and i suspect that
there are many others that monitor this group. this newsgroup does not
address our concerns, as it is intended for biologists and other academics.
i would be interested in a hobbyists' newsgroup. let me know if i can help!
 
richard
 
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