For want of a nail a horseshoe was lost For want of a horse a rider was lost For want of a rider a battle was lost and so on and on There was a posting to the Bee-L (nothing to do with bee biology) this past summer from a beekeeper in Germany who had friends who were beekeepers but not on the the internet. They were going to visit New York City and wanted to meet beekeepers in the area. If it were not for that posting members of the Western CT Beekeepers Association would have lost the opportunity of a fabulous presentation by Otto and Karin Hilpoltsteiner on beekeeping in Germany and very interesting look into their beekeeping operation. I am sure that other things of this nature have happened through other postings on the BEE-L. To have tunnel vision is to not get the whole picture. Ralph Harrison Western Connecticut Beekeepers Association Milford, Connecticut, USA