I have learned a lot from and because of newbees.  They tend to question
the why of things and because of that they sometimes come up with a
different approach to doing things.  I have been coaching a newbee this
year and already he has come up with some ideas that I intend to test next
season.  The other way they help me to learn is sometimes  they ask
questions that I don't have a ready answer for and I have to dig out an
answer.
 
By the way my newbee friend harvested my honey for me this year because I
broke my ankle just a week before harvest.  When I thanked him, he brushed
it off and a learning experience.  We all need more good friends like that.
 
Frank & Phronsie Humphrey
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