In a message dated 96-02-29 08:17:41 EST, [log in to unmask] (BusyKnight)
writes:
 
>Glad to here another 'ole timer (beekeeper) uses the
>front entrance feeder!  They sure have gotten a lot of
>bad press but IMHO they are the easiest to use (for a
>hobbiest) and work just fine.  And with the half gallon
>jars, filling them up is not a problem since you can
>just 'eyeball' them anytime. Lets hear it for the front
>entrance feeders!!!  [And all this time I was keeping
>such a low profile as to the fact that I continued to
>use this type feeder even when everybody else was saying
>how worthless they are]      ;-)
 
   Glad they work for you. They don't for everybody.  Sure can't beat  the
convenience, though.  Perhaps that will encourage more feeding, when the
other ways might cause one to put it off.
 
   Question:  A lot of folks are claiming to be a hobbiest lately.  Is that
the superlative form of hobbyist?  ;-)
 
    We have a lot of superlative beekeepers on the list, including Busy
Knight.  Thanks for your posts.
 
    To all the list:  As spring moves north, I'd like to see more posts on
what is blooming in your area, and what is going on with the bees.  Sometimes
one particular flower is quite important in one area, but not so in others.
 
[log in to unmask]    Dave Green,  PO Box 1200,  Hemingway,  SC   29554