On Sun, 1 Mar 1998 18:17:39 -0600 Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]> writes: >> ... could not find one queen...IS there a faster method of splitting >> hives? > >This subject has been covered EXHAUSTIVELY in the past and also is >covered in detail on http://www.internode.net/HoneyBee/Spring/mgmt.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gee Allen, not to really take offense at the constant reminders to Search BEE-L, which as I earlier vouched is well worth the while and does cut down on Bandwidth...but... In defense of those asking questions who may not have been on the List for a long time....it does not somehow seem fair to keep hitting every subject over the head with a reminder to Search BEE-L. The thought comes to mind, that if this is to be the case then perhaps a List should be published that designates all the specific subjects that have been discussed since the List began. If that were to take place, then we would all belong to a List that would have no messages for days on end. It would need to be renamed from BEE-L to QUIET-L :-) I think that your real point here is that many of the subjects raised are probably techniques that are 'basic' to general beekeeping..and that when one wants to raise a question on a 'basic' subject, that it would be best to run a Search BEE-L to see if the matter in question has been covered in the past to the satisfaction of the question being considered. If it has not, then the question should be posted to the List. Another point to be considered....when someone relatively new to the List sees themselves or others being hit over the head about Searching/Bandwith etc., they can't help but notice that our dear West Coast Old Drone, who you must admit is a bit of a rambler, albeit a thoroughly enjoyable rambler from my point of view...it must make them wonder what is going on here....as no one, to my knowledge has ever chastised the Old Drone for his frequent lengthy Bandwidth posts which can now and then get off tangent here and there. I emphasize again that personally the Old Drone could talk on about Banana Splits and I would thoroughly enjoy and digest his comments with a smile. So...maybe some pauses on chastisements are due for a little spell :-) Y'all too Aaron :-) Just my $3.00 bill's worth of wasting Bandwidth. Al, ................................................................... <"Mailto: [log in to unmask]" > Scituate,Massachusetts,USA The Beehive-Educational Honey Bee Site Visit Ye Olde Honey Bee Book Shoppe http://www.xensei.com/users/alwine _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]