Dick Dunn, the self-styled 'janitor' of the Mead-Lover's Digest, but actually the driving force behind that list, mentioned to me that there is, indeed, a searchable archive for his list. It just happened to be out of service temporarily when I wrote here previously. It is now working again and it works well -- for list members and others alike -- at http://hubris.engin.umich.edu/Beer/Threads/Mead allen --- A Beekeeper's Diary: http://www.internode.net/HoneyBee/Diary/ Package bees, winter loss, fondant, Pierco vs. Permadent vs. dark comb, unwrapping, splitting, raising queens, AFB, varroa, protein patties, moving bees, pollination experiences, daily mumblings and more... Thousands served...