Greetings to the List
 
I am Steve Mills From Mulvane Ks. Which is in South Central Kansas,
about 15 miles South of Wichita Ks.
I am new to bee keeping and will be opening 2 or 3 hives in the Spring.
 
I just returned this weekend from attending the Kansas Honey Producers
convention in McPherson Ks.
This was my first introduction to Beekeepers as a group, and I was
definatly made welcome!
The Program was very informative for a beginner, Dr. Clarence Collison
who is the Head of the
Entomology Dept. at Mississippi State University, and author of the "Do
You Know" column in
BEE CULTURE MAGAZINE, gave an excelant presentation on "Basic Fall
Management", and another on
"Quality of Queens".
 
Paul Jackson the Texas State Entomologist brought his antique smoker
collection and gave an
informative talk on the history of the smoker, He also gave a very
entertaining presentation
on African Bee Experience in Texas.
 
Several Bee equipment suppliers were there Dadant, Drapers, and Mid-Con,
so naturally I
spent more than I should have:)
In addition to the Bee suit, veil ect. I purchaced what I discovered to
be a really fine
vidio on begining beekeeping called "HONEY BEES & BEEKEEPING A Year In
the Life of an Apiary"
By Dr. Keith S. Delaplane from the University of Georgia. I always hate
to buy a vidio blind,
but this one turned out to be really exelent even at the cost of almost
$60.
 
I Will Continue to follow the BEE-L list gleaning the wisdom of the
experianced beekeepers and
following the mistakes of the other beginners like myself, I am spending
the winter months
preparing my woodwear and studing this hobby
 
Thanks to All on the List, I am now out of Lurk mode
 
Steve Mills