Hi all

Sorry for the reply delay, I've had some hardware problems.

Jack Grimshaw said in reply to a post of Allen Dick on Wednesday, June 18...
> I urge you to attend,if not for your sake,then for ours.
> The benifits of a meeting such as this are not the scripted
> lectures that so many meetings seem to have but the
> shared beekeeping stories and experiences.

I beleive that Allen himself is adequately aware of this feature of large
scale beekeeping conferences. But I would like to stress this point for
those that may not have been to such gatherings before.

Yes, there are formal lectures, but there are also fellow beekeepers in
large numbers, this gives the opportunity for chat and discussion on any
level and about any aspect of beekeeping.

In a few weeks time it will be my favourite conference, that at Gormanston
in Ireland... July 21st to July 26th.
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/gormanston2002.html

I have promoted this conference before, but I am not one of the organisers,
I am one of the punters and I promote it because I like to meet other
beekeepers and chat with them.

It is not too late to sign up for this year and flights from the American
continent are cheap at the moment.


Best Regards & 73s...Dave Cushman G8MZY
Emergency conditions due to lightning strike
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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