Thanks. It is so funny that there was a Bob Brigante at the FLA Sidhaland!
I just read a great book about bees Robbing the Bees : A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World, that included following a beekeeper around for a while. Such a hard but rewarding life! He worked his ass off, but he loved it. I would like to have a few hives just to be around bees. Each hive has a personality and when you get nice ones you really feel connected to nature. --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > Bob, > > > > Did we work at the Florida Capital together? I used to work with > the > > bees there and helped sell the pollen. I have wanted to have hives > > again ever since. Varietal honey rocks! > > > > > > ***************** > > I talked with you once or twice at MIU in the 70s, but I never > worked in FL. > You might find honey also financially rewarding now, as the price is > at high levels. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Honeybee's Genome Mapped -- Pesticide Interests > > > Immediately Corrupt the Knowledge > > > > > > By Paul Hendricks > > > > > > In a move announced recently, geneticists, working without the > > > approval of any national beekeeping organization, have stated > their > > > intentions to use the mapping of the honeybee's genes to splice > in a > > > moth's gene which is resistant to organophosphates, thereby > > > rendering the bees pesticide resistant to those chemicals. This > is > > > curious on several levels. Writer Tom Theobald called it an > > > extension of splicing resistance to herbicides into plants. As > Tom > > > Theobald puts it, "What's next, engineering human genes for > > > tolerance to pesticides and herbicides?" Can't you imagine this > next > > > comment to fly across the dinner table, "Honey, pass the salt > and > > > malathion." > > > > > > There are a couple of things in the gene splicing arena of which > > > beekeepers might approve. For ages farmers have selected for > genes > > > which promote desired traits such as productivity and disease > > > resistance. > > > > > > Using the genome research to make it possible to use more > chemicals > > > with impunity is a gross misuse of knowledge and is opposed by > the > > > American Honey Producers Association. The fault lies not with > the > > > marvelously constructed honeybee but with the greedy and > arrogant > > > chemical companies who would back this ludicrous research. > > > Beekeepers and their wannabees believe genome research could > more > > > properly be used to move toward a more natural state of bee- ing > and > > > away from, not closer to, Frankenbees. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul Hendricks 303-789-3209 > > > > > > Chester Ferguson, WA State Professional Beekeeper President 509- > 452- > > > 5772 > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
