> Please email me personally a short note about your personal or close > experience with beekeepers and either disease, and I will compile > results (leaving the individuals' names off)- and report to the > list. I forgot to mention that I'd appreciate knowing how many hives the stricken person has kept and for how long, since this might have a bearing on any beneficial effects that are experienced -- or not. TIA Regards Allen W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 Internet:[log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] Honey. Bees, & Art <http://www.internode.net/~allend/>