Hi Larry and all

I think that one of the first things to tell new beekeepers is the  
"20 beekeepers give 21 opinions rule".  How can anyone understand  
what to do if everyone tells them what they heard from that other guy  
is crap, do it this way.  Your course should show all or many  
different ways of doing a particular operation, the pros and cons of  
each and what you, the instructor does and why.  Try queen excluders  
or Imrie shims (or our local "bad" habit of  drilling 1" holes in the  
handholds of each box for ventilation) for a starter.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W (-18C yesterday +4C and rain Friday)

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