>but my
> impression is that the industry is not as organized as it needs to be to
> get things done.  The squeaky wheel gets the grease, right?  If commercial
> beeks were really organized they would have been able to take better
> advantage of all this publicity and public sympathy that CCD has
> generated.

You hit the nail on the head, Steve.  My correspondent in DC confirms
that beekeepers have not presented a good face to Congress.  If we
were able to organize and present a united face, Congress is ripe to
help us.

Randy Oliver

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