On Mon, 31 Jan 1994, Dave D. Cawley, a De Leon Socialist wrote: > I know we have our nice little list here and it deals a lot with > research, but how about if there was a beekeeping newsgroup on the Usenet? > It would be a good place for folks to learn more about the magical world of > beekeeping and could help get some more folks into it. And it would be a > whole lot easier for people to find than this list, I know it took me months to > find it. I'll ask my sysop about the particulars of creating a newsgroup and > get back to you. Anyone have any good ideas for a name, alt.beekeeping, > alt.apis, rec.pets.beekeeping? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ > Dave D. Cawley | > University Of Scranton | > [log in to unmask] | > ddc1@SCRANTON | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ dave - this is an *excellent* idea. i am an amateur beekeeper and i suspect that there are many others that monitor this group. this newsgroup does not address our concerns, as it is intended for biologists and other academics. i would be interested in a hobbyists' newsgroup. let me know if i can help! richard [log in to unmask] all disclaimers apply