Hi Allen,

I have been reading Bee-l for around 7 years and sideline or commercial 
beekeeping for 5.  I have found the "Informed discussion" aspect of this 
list to be incredibly helpful.  The contributors to this list stick 
closely to a scientific mindset but with commercial experience, and this 
is why Bee-l is the only beekeeping list that I read regularly.  I would 
not be where I am today with a beekeeping business if I had not been 
reading this list since the beginning of my fascination with honey 
bees.  I try to contribute to the list occasionally when I have a 
comment that might be helpful to someone.

I have been doubling my hive number every year for the last 5 years 
(starting with 12 hives).  I have taken halfway decent hives to almonds 
every year.  I have never used M or T to treat for mites.  I am 26 and 
have 250 hives now so I should have 2,000 by the time I am 29, assuming 
I can find locations to put them all.  We bought a house and my wife 
quit her job last year, so I must be doing something right.

This coming season I will begin producing mated queens for sale, and I 
plan to transition to mostly queen rearing (instead of mostly selling 
honey) in the coming years.

Thank you to all of the regular contributors who make this list worth 
reading!

--Jeremy Rose
San Luis Obispo, CA

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