The tbh website at
 
                      http://www.gsu.edu/~biojdsx/main.htm
 
continues to be visited quite often...more than 1,000 visits since the
counter was installed on March 12th.
 
I have been corresponding with several who have set up tbh's and are
recording their experiences in narratives and with photographs.  I would
expect to be able to post some of these to the site eventually.  There are
several things that I want to add, and some photos to improve...but with
the busy times of beekeeping upon me, it will be a while before I get
around to it.  My 18 tbh's at Canton are doing well as are my 5-bar nucs
and queen mating nucs.  The seven hives I had at Ellijay have all been
cleaned out by the now-happy bears in the area. :)
 
Now, some information of particular interest to the beekeepers in the SE
USA:
 
The South Carolina Beekeeper's Association will be a meeting at Clemson,
SC on July 17, 18, and 19, 1997.  Registration and sessions will be in the
P&AS Building on campus.  I don't know all of the events and sessions, but
I do know that Dr. Wyatt Mangum will be presenting a workshop on
"Beekeeping with Kenya Top Bar Hives."  I heard his presentation last year
at the Young Harris, GA meeting, and he is superb.  He will also be
presenting lectures on "Queen Cell Biology", and the "Biology of Queen
Introduction".  These sessions are on Friday and Saturday if I understood
correctly.
 
 
The annual beekeeping institute at Young Harris College, GA is coming up
this month, June 20, and 21st.  It looks as if there will be an excellent
slate of speakers and workshops again this year.
 
Best wishes to all of you in your endeavors worldwide as we share our
common interest in honeybees and biology.
 
Cordially yours,
 
Jim
 
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