Hoorah! The software program "The HoneyBee" is finished! For those of you new to the list: "The HoneyBee" An Educational Program About HoneyBees, Their Role In Nature, & Their Value To All Of Us Human Beings. Superbly illustrated with close-up photos in vivid colors, graciously contributed by P-O Gustafsson {Fellow BEE-Ler from Sweden}. The program contains some true (humurous) stories contributed by some BEE-Lers and also contains some extracts from the discussion on BEE-L about favorite sources of honey. This program is designed to be an educational Public Relations effort on behalf of our friends the HoneyBees - an effort to sway people away from "My god it's a bee - stomp, squash, spray it right now!!" and an attempt to interest man, woman, or child to become a BeeKeeper. Suitable for adults and/or children of any age with a couple of features that should catch kid's attention. In all modesty, I think that you will like it. The program takes up about 1.3mb on your hard disk. Requires SVGA. Runs in Dos or Windows (see the program's Readme.exe file). I want to say that while the idea for the program was an original one on my part, it made the transition to reality when I came across P-O's great photographs! I also very much appreciate the contributions from fellow BEE-Lers. Without all of you it never would have 'bee' born! I believe that most of the facts are correct. Please remember that this program is designed for the general public! Please feel free to send me any comments you may have - especially any good ideas that you may have for an updated version that I may do in the Fall/Winter. I would like to do a future multimedia version with sound, if I could find a good source willing to contribute.You can even pitch a few brickbats if it helps your psyche out. Please do not throw them too hard as my head is getting softer in retirement! If you like the program, upload it to your local BBS's, give a copy to your local school system, or to whomever! The program is Freeware. It is currently uploaded to America Online ( Go to "Quickfind" and type in Honeybee.zip to find it-it is in the Kid's Apps Section ). It is also available as a download from P-O Gustfsson's Web Site - http://www.kuai.se/~beeman/ Al Needham Hobbyist BeeKeeper [log in to unmask]