Keith Benson wrote:

No problems at all?

Reply:
There once was an era called the Golden Age of Beekeeping
that seemed to coincide with much advancement going on
within agriculture in general worldwide. It concerned
hybridization of plants for better crops, better breeding
for cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, etc and yes, included
honeybees. Knowledge was said to be expanding rapidly for
feeding the world's people. Many organizations were born to
allow people to come together to exchange ideas and
information. In athletics it became the Olympics (sidenote
here). But seriously, in beekeeping in the 1930s it came
together with Apimondia in a Paris meeting I think (could
be wrong).

I won't say there weren't any problems, but problems were
certainly few, at least compared to today!

Makes one wonder why and what has happened for so much to
take place within the span of 100 years or so in the name
of progress. 135 countries effected now and still it seems
to be growing.

The need for preserves to help right all of this by man?

You ever read Rachael Carson's book, Silent Spring? A lot
got going back in the late 1960s, early 1970s to try to
correct things back to a better way.

Sincerely,

Dee A. Lusby



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