> Write up a good rant, and carry it around in your wallet, and if accosted by the media, pull it out, grab the reporter by the lapels, and tell him the truth.

James, 

You can write a good rant, but you mistake it for the truth. Your highly opinionated spin on "what is happening with the bees" and your moralizing contribute little clarity to the informed discussion of beekeeping. 

You also write: "We beekeepers need to make very clear that what we do is not for money or recognition". Frankly, many of us need money and recognition is often a prerequisite to getting it. 

Pete

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