What happens after a person achieves such status? What do these qualifications allow them to do a non certified beekeeper couldn't? While I understand that education on bees is valuable and very interesting, I have never understood why I should spend the time and effort becoming a master beekeeper... I don't mean to sound pessimistic but I have never been given an answer other than its something to pat yourself on the back about and point to in a power point slide... *********************************************** 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