I have a question that is not related to bees, but rather to beekeepers.  I
am curious if any research has been done on who becomes a beekeeper.  What
is the personality profile of a person who chooses to keep bees?

When vocational interest inventories are developed, they survey a particular
profession developing a profile of the person who is successful and happy in 
that profession.
I would like to know if this has been done for the happy beekeeper.

Some are fascinated by golf; some by cars or politics.  Some people are 
drawn to a stinging,
social insect, the honey bee.  Why?

Are we as a group more extroverted, eccentric, neurotic, or intelligent than
the population norm?  What describes us?  If beekeeping as a profession is 
to succeed, we
need not only to save the bees, but to identify those who should be lured 
into being involved.  Who would be good
contributors to Bee-L ten years from now (assuming Aaron is still up for 
this)?  Any leads (or opinions) are welcome.

Larry Krengel

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