[log in to unmask] wrote:

>>So why are there so many arthritic old beekeepers around?
>>

> Because beekeepers live so long.

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48371

Fred Hale is from Maine and a beekeeper. I knew him when he was here. He
moved a couple of years ago and is in a nursing home in NY, closer to
relatives.

When I was the editor of the State newsletter I took a picture of three
beekeepers sitting together. They represented 220+ years of beekeeping.
Fred was one of them.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
-- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and  other info ---
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::