My lifestyle simply does not allow me the reading time that I would like to have. I am a full time wife, mother of two preteen boys, work full time and am a full time student and active in my church and community....... If it were not for Bee-L I would probebly not have a bee hive today becuase I simply would not have the time to keep up with all there is to know. I do read several of my bee books on occation but simply do not have time to search for every thing. If I had known that my questioning would irritate anybody I would not have done so much of it. I know this may irritate some of you but I really need bee-L simply as a time saving measure and to get to know other bee keepers. (I've found many of my cyber friends to be just a good or better than regular friends) In Him, Elizabeth M. Bowles [log in to unmask] Missouri, USA > keepers. However, I feel that both may be to blame. New bee keepers > should do some research before posting simple questions, but as a newbie > myself I found you can read many books and some times your questions > are just not answered. It is in these situations that a experienced > person can be a very valuable resource. >