It is too bad that a discussion on splits on a beekeeping net is not about creating nucs. The popularity of this list shows that hobbyist and commercial beekeepers need a bulletin board they can call their own. We non-scientists have intruded and some of us have forgotten some of our manners. But since we have disovered this board, I imagine the only practical resolution for the scientists would be for them to form another list. In time, we would find that list also, but hopefully, we would respect their needs and listen only. My only complaint is with some of the trivial questions asked. I urge these posters to avail themselves of local associations and technical advisors (extension agents, etc), to read book or two, and get a subscription to a national journal. You can learn so much, so quickly, from talking to more experienced beekeepers than you can from e-mail. Cheers, David Morris Laurel, MD, USA