I enjoy seeing efforts to preserve beekeeping history:

Michigan Beekeeping Oral History Project
http://www.michiganbees.org/2012/michigan-beekeeping-oral-history-projec/

But the part that made me feel old was this:

"Who do you know that started keeping bees before varroa and CCD, 
either commercial or backyard beekeeper? Looking in particular for 
those in their 80s and 90s."

Do you 'old timers' out there remember the pre varroa years?  ;)

Joe Waggle
Historical Honeybee Articles
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricalHoneybeeArticles/

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