IMHO, education of beginning beekeepers most definitely does not belong as a mission of State Beekeeping Associations. The best model involves local bee clubs so that both mentors and meeting places are close at hand. There might also be fewer political agendas at the local level. Lloyd -- Lloyd Office/Honey House 518-573-8246 Lloyd Spear Beekeeper Inc. Ross Rounds Inc. This email message and any files transmitted are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Do not forward this email to another person without specific authorization from the sender*.* Any unauthorized review; use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html