For want of a nail a horseshoe was lost
For want of a horse a rider was lost
For want of a rider a battle was lost and so on and on
 
There was a posting to the Bee-L (nothing to do with bee biology) this past
summer from a beekeeper in Germany who had friends who were beekeepers but
not on the the internet. They were going to visit New York City and wanted to
meet beekeepers in the area. If it were not for that posting members of the
Western CT Beekeepers Association would have lost the opportunity of a
fabulous presentation by Otto and Karin Hilpoltsteiner on beekeeping in
Germany and very interesting look into their beekeeping operation.
 
I am sure that other things of this nature have happened through other
postings on the BEE-L. To have tunnel vision is to not get the whole picture.
 
 
Ralph Harrison
Western Connecticut Beekeepers Association
Milford, Connecticut, USA