Jim wrote:

> In this letter, his tone makes it clear that the services of Henry
>Kissinger and several  divisions of UN peacekeeping troops will be
>required to get the ABF and the AHPA to  play nicely with each other,

Many of us attend both groups meetings at times but usually prefer one group
or another. The feud has been going on since 1943 when the split came.
Several times the leaders of both groups have talked about combining and
then something happens and the deal falls through. Right now the two groups
are about as far apart as I have ever seen. The AHPA has made some serious
charges against the ABF. I hope the ABF responds in the next ABJ so we can
get both sides of the issue. Not responding to the AHPA charges made on page
844 of the Dec. American Bee Journal would be a ABF leadership mistake  in
my opinion. I hate to see the situation get so serious that the groups are
airing their *dirty laundry* in the bee mags.

As a beekeeper which has never held office in either  organization and has
only attended conventions I see a few problems with both organizations but
they are what we have got and both have done   quite a bit for the U.S.
beekeepers  but in different areas in the last year.

Both groups are headed by the *top guns* of todays beekeeping industry.

I walk a middle road (unlike many of my fellow beekeepers).

I respect both the ABF and the AHPA and the members of both and will be glad
when the tension eases a bit..

Bob