>conversations about ticks (in the groin area?) doesn't fit the description >published about the discussion that is meant to take place on this list. I'm sure you are not the only person who wondered this, BUT, I'm betting most of us serious beekeepers know at least one person who has contacted Lyme and not realised it or someone with severe symptoms. Lyme is a real beekeeping hazard for those of us who keep bees other than in our well-mowed backyard. I'm thinking that it is a far greater risk than dying from a bee sting or even having a bad reaction. Come to think of it, my son _did_ contact Lyme from a tick bite in his backyard in Rhode Island and it was mowed, so there you go. He was only a few miles from Lyme, Connecticut, FWIW, but the risk is throughout many states and provinces and it seems many people are unaware or quite cavalier about the risk. > What's next? Poison oak? Poison Ivy? Good point. Is everyone aware of all the risks to beekeepers out there? How about rattelesnakes, especially the ones that don't rattle, and scorpions under hives. And then there are bears... This is all part of beekeeping. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm