Jerry Bromenshenk wrote: I have received some rather nasty comments that this is a > discussion list, not a software design group. I believe that methods of recording apiary information are of definite interest to many members of this list. No one seems to object to discussion of methods of mite control, methods of feeding, methods of uncapping etc. etc. Why object to discussing methods of record keeping? Subscription to the list implies use of a computer for obtaining information about beekeeping; surely software for direct use in beekeeping is of interest to many of us. It certainly is to me. Some people with small apiaries have no need of software to keep records, some people with large apiaries and lots of experience have no need of information about types of extractors and methods of uncapping. You can easily take from this list what you find valuable and delete the rest. Donald Aitken 11710-129 Street Edmonton Alberta Canada T5M 0Y7