Roy Nettlebeck wrote:
>
>  Hi All,
>
>   We in western Washington State US have had a lot of rain recently. The
> bees have been kept inside do to the weather.We have had about 10 days
> with rain. They closed a couple of bridges do to the high water.I had to
> drive 60 miles to town , instead of the normal 9 miles.
>  We had SUN today and the bees were flying very well. I stood in the
> middle of about 25 hives and was lifted with joy , watching the bees fly
> around me.We study the Honey Bee and know how very complex there behaviors
> are as we watch them fly around.We are very lucky to work with such a
> wonderful insect.We are learning more about the Honey Bee all the time and
> I don't think we will ever get to the end.
>  We all have our own feeling about the Honey Bee. What is so wonderful ,
> is the fact that our love for the Honey Bee has no boundrys.All around the
> world we have a common feeling about the Honey Bee.We get are own
> pleasures as we work with the Bee.Beekeeping has been around a long time
> and I hope we can keep it going well all over the world.We all need to
> share our pleasures with others, so we have more beekeepers coming along
> all the time.
>  Today was a wonderful day for me and my Bees. We start rain again
> tomorrow. I do have inside work to do , but I will miss those Bees flying
> around me in the apiary.I do feel good that someone in this world will
> work with his/her Bees tomorrow. We may get some sun again in June. The
> truth of the matter is , I like the green grass and trees and without the
> rain this place would be brown in the summer.
>  May all of you enjoy your Bees.
>
>  Best Regards
>   Roy
 
Amen!