During the brief time I was a NYS bee inspector I had the privilege of
inspecting Verlyn Klinkenborg's hives.  His writing style might lead one to
think he is considerably older than he his, I think he is in his late 50's.
But he is a grand writer, appears frequently on the editorial page of the NY
Times, and is a delight to talk to.

If only we (as beekeepers) could hire him to somehow represent "us" as a
spokesman in a drive to get much much more research money.  I suspect one of
the many problems to such an approach is that there is no "us".  90% of the
hives in the US are owned by less than 5% of the beekeepers.  All of our
'national' organizations are dominated by those 5%, as perhaps they should
be.  Those 95% of us who celebrate the joys of beekeeping do not have a
bright outlook for at least the next several years.

I hope we can be good beekeepers and assist our bees through these trials.

-- 
Lloyd Spear
Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacture of equipment for round comb honey sections,
Sundance Pollen Traps, and producer of Sundance custom labels.
Contact your dealer or www.RossRounds.com <http://www.rossrounds.com/>

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