If it wasn't for a "street corner" hive, I wouldn't be here...
 
        A year ago this month I took a much needed mental health day (sick day
when i wasn't sick) and took my then 4 year old daughter to the Everhard
Museum, here in Scranton PA, to see a toy exhibit. After a half hour of the toy
exhibit we spent an hour sitting in the basement staring open-mouthed at the
plexiglass hive. I've been going to this museum for almost 7 years mostly just
to see the bees. I finally went into the giftshop and bought my copy of
FIRST LESSONS IN BEEKEEPING.
 
        Sure I liked bugs of all kinds as a kid, but watching these bees work
on the frames and trying to spot the queen made by blood rush and really
excited my daughter. If it wasn't for this very obvious display I probably
wouldn't have gotting into beekeeping and I *know* I wouldn't have looked for
this list. It was the public presence of beekeeping that made me interested
in the idea of keeping bees and it probably did the same for others. It's
brought me some new and interesting friends, both in the area and on the Net.
I have no intention of signing off this list *and* I plan on participating
in the newsgroup. Maybe a newsgroup will bring other people into the hive,
that's fine with me I could always use a few new friends!
 
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dave D. Cawley            |    Where a social revolution is pending and,
University Of Scranton    |    for whatever reason, is not accomplished,
[log in to unmask]      |    reaction is the only alternative.
ddc1@SCRANTON             |                             -Daniel De Leon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~