At 01:28 14/01/97 -0600,Phil Veldhuis wrote:
>The new list should answer the concerns I expressed recently on this
>list; and the concerns of most of the people who responded privately to
>that post.
>
>Thank you "we" (Allen and Co.) for taking the initiative here.
>
>Phil
>
 
I agree and add my thanks to " we" also.  Although originally a "line
splitter"  the reasons against were well presented and convinced me to
change my mind.  I was still worried however that two years on and with
increased membership the daily mail, although interesting and important,
would leave no time for handling bees and maintaining their records. The new
list seems to be good solution to a problem that seemed inevitable.
By the way has anyone devised a quick system of record keeping?  I had a
microcassette recorder as a Christmas present that I am hoping will do away
with a messy notebook and blunt pencil.   Has anyone prepared a spreadsheet
which summarises a year in the life of a hive and allows a link to previous
and future years?  What are the most important things to record?
 
Regards,
 
Glyn Davies,  Ashburton, Devon UK