BEE-L in the past trimmed the list annually and currently unsubscribes members after a few email bounces to eliminate non-responsive members.  That keeps the reported number close to actual recipients of the messages, however, those reading BEE-L on the web or by RSS are not counted unless they bother to register and registering is not necessary except to post, and as we know the vast majority of BEE-L readers and members never post. 
              

I am one of those that do not post. I feel that I do not yet have the expertise to post, even though I have built up from one to 20+ hives since 1999. I enjoy the posts everyone submits as long as they are on subject and not demeaning to others.

Mark McCarter
Oakboro, NC

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