On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 12:23 AM, J. Waggle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> >However he forgot to mention the conspiracy to enlarge bees by allowing
> them to
> build their own comb or worse, by using foundation that is larger or
> smaller than
> 4.9 topsize.
>
> The conspiracy can be traced back to
> at least 1884.
>
> The New York Times
> Monday, April 07, 1884 New York, New York
>
> ==============

Not quite sure how this Bee List thing works but must attempt to reply and
say what a  brilliant discovery article J Waggle has unearthed - my morning
was very much improved.

John Crosskey
From Kent in England

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