> have enjoyed seeing posts from south africa on the bee-list again > (where's garth cambray?)...any experience with capensis and/or scutellata is > of value worldwide, thanks for sharing... Happy to be on the Bee-L. This is my first correspondence barring the notice of the Bee Course we are convening. I started off on a bit of a bad note ... what with the vibes last week! Sorry, have never heard of Garth. A short resume: We are based in Cape Town, work exclusively with A.m. capensis, pollinate extensively (deciduous, pome and some summer stuff) produce and pack a variety of monofloral honeys. I have been serving on the committee of the Western Cape Bee Industry Assoc. for 12 + years, am a delegate to the SA Federation of Beefarmers' Associations and on the Southern African Bee Industry Executive. For the Assoc. I convene the course and edit a newsletter "CAPENSIS" dealing with social, technical and newsworthy articles, relevant to A.m. capensis beekeepers. I hope any input from me to this discussion group will be of value. I also hope that I may, on occasion glean relevant input for our members from this DG. I will request e-approval before doing this though. Greetings, happy beekeeping, good discussion and God bless Robert Post [log in to unmask]