>Fear of being misquoted would be the only reason I could think of? No, he knows me. All the Canadians have clammed up tight. > > >In my opinion you have saw what I started seeing. Commercial beekeepers > will > carefully choose words (and researchers) when asked by you at meetings. > Actually, I don't believe that I see that much. I'm very careful to check first before I quote anyone, and don't write about most of what I hear. Lots of the biggest commercial beekeepers share information with me, knowing that I can keep things under my hat. Still, talking to beekeepers is like talking to fishermen--half truths come easily. Outright fabrications are also common. Depends a lot on the beekeeper--I've learned whom I can trust for accurate information. In any case, it's really good to see you posting Bob! I was about to write you to see if you were OK. What are you hearing about the bee supply for almonds? -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm