Hi, Andros (and others who might be interested).  You inquired:
 
>Is anybody on the list a Bahamian beekeeper?  Before I became a Vermont
>beekeeper I used to be able to buy a very dark honey produced on an
>island somewhere near (but not on) Harbour Island.  Apparently this
>beekeeper went out of business.  I would really like to introduce bees
>and beekeeping to Harbour Island and am hopeful I can find a beekeeper
>on a nearby island willing to fix me up with a split to get us going.
>I'd be happy to supply the equipment.
 
   On the largest island of the Bahamas, Andros, I saw four hives along the
road just south of the airport on North Andros (near the town of San
Andros).  Apparently, a successful Seventh Day Adventist group has an
extensive farming operation there, including beekeeping --- I'm sure they
have more than four hives.
 
   You didn't indicate where you live, but I have a list of a score of
Bahamian tourist offices that you could contact.
 
   Contact me directly (not over the net), indicate your location, and I
will send you the information about the tourist office closest to you.
 
                                                        Adrian
 
Adrian M. Wenner                         (805) 893-2838 (UCSB office)
Ecol., Evol., & Marine Biology           (805) 893-8062  (UCSB FAX)
Univ. of Calif., Santa Barbara           (805) 963-8508 (home office & FAX)
Santa Barbara, CA  93106
 
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