> One of the speakers keeping some like myself from attending, but hes not
> the only one. Seems some groups like the outspoken.

After taking Prof. Bromenshenk's Apprentice Course at UMT (and looking forward to the Journeyman class!), I was struck by the gap between the scientific knowledge about bees and beekeeping in general and what one hears at bee clubs and reads on the internet forums. I'm a first time poster here and have been quietly reading postings on this service for a couple of months, so I'm not sure if this hasn't been discussed before, but it seems to me that it would be a pity if the real bee experts, like yourself, were to skip such meetings and not challenge some of these unfounded theories. In one sense, I'm scared by the amount of science that I want/need to absorb to be a better hobby beekeeper, but on the other hand, I'm relieved at being able to let go of so much crud and baseless "knowledge" I've picked up over the years.

Przemek Skoskiewicz

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