Dennis: You say in regards to a couple of hobbyist hives: >Spray grass with Roundup where you don't want it to grow, >not to much,you don't want big dead brown spots. You now can >ride your mower up close to the hives slowly, don't want to hit them. Why recommend a chemical to control grass around hives? I have two hives and I just kneel to the side and either pull up or just simply clip the grass down...no big deal with a two or three hives. Why should anyone want to ride a mower around hives anyway? We all know that kind of noise may aggravate them. If someone has big commercial bee yards, I could understand the economics of Roundup & etc.,or some such. An aside..it strikes me that we humans are getting lazier & lazier with all our 'alleged' labor saving devices. I can see the use of a ride-em mower if someone has some physical problems or a giant spread. My 2 cents....:-) [ With inflation over the years, we really devalue our thoughts with 2 cents..it should probably be 'my $10,00 worth these days] Al Al Needham--Scituate,MA,[log in to unmask] Author Of "The HoneyBee"--An Educational Program > Learn About Honey Bees & Beekeeping < Go to - http://www.xensei.com/users/alwine