Hi all A little philosophy! I came across the following from 'Contemporary Queen Rearing' by Harry H Laidlaw Jr, which I thought worth sharing with the members of the list. When we consider the heritage left us by those who have gone before, we gladly agree with Sir Isaac Newton that 'If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants,' and with Henry Malcolm Fraser (1931) that 'In short, these pages show how, in almost every respect, the modern beekeeper is the child and descendant of the old.' Sincerely Tom Barrett 49 South Park Foxrock Dublin 18 Ireland e mail [log in to unmask] Tel + 353 1 289 5269 Fax + 353 1 289 9940 Latitude 53 Degrees 16' North Longitude 6 Degrees 9' West of Greenwich