>>Today, fewer farmers feed more people than ever before in the history of food production. This is true but is this the optimum goal for humanity? This indirectly implies that there should be fewer beekeepers that produce honey for more people than ever. My opinion is that the goal should be self-sustaining communities that also include local farmers and beekeepers. There is no shortage of food - in the US and EU we pay farmers hefty subsidies not to farm. Since there are millions of hungry people in the US and worldwide, there clearly is an issue in food distribution. Waldemar ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************