And why do we >need so much stuff that is'nt even close to bee biology- painting, birds, >weed spray? > I visit here to learn about bees, the techniques of others and simply interesting conversation about and around bee keeping. Regardless of what the list is called, painting and weed spray are of concern to me and I welcome all messages on these topics. As to birds - these have been interesting although they are not vital to my operation. It is pretty easy to delete through the messages that are of no interest to me. It is also easy to delete through the 'twits' whose messages I never read anyway. I read two rules of successful living recently. I cannot remember the source but it goes something like this 1. Don't sweat the small stuff. 2. Most everything is small stuff. Eric Eric Abell Gibbons, Alberta Canada (403) 998 3143 [log in to unmask]