It's awfully nice of you to say such things, but the truth of the matter is that I'm still woefully ignorant of most things "bee" and don't see myself as a beekeeper. Seems to me that someone would have to demonstrate that they could successfully keep a couple of colonies healthy throughout a couple of seasons before they were even a hobbyist at beekeeping. I've got less than three months dealing with a salvaged colony that has been on the edge of dying off the whole time. I think I am learning, though; and your encouragement is much appreciated.
Beekeeping is radically different than anything I've ever dealt with. The information about it is organized differently than anything I've ever cared to deal with, and doesn't fit the way I think; so to me, it's much harder than physics or engineering. Making a beetle trap is taking a break from the hard part of beekeeping. I'd like to see things such as a formula to give the entrance size for the hive based on temperature, humidity, interior volume, number of bees , etc.. (or whatever variables would be relevant) For me, it's hard to make sense of the bee stuff ...or "normal" life things, for that matter ... For instance : for the most part, grocery stores should be organized by chemical composition and structure .. the bread, peanut butter, and jelly should not be next to each other !!
To me, doing impractical or silly stuff is by it's nature, embarrassing; but it's also fun ... and making something new or different to do a job is also fun. When the kids were younger, I could avoid the embarrassment entirely by saying I was doing whatever silly project of the time for them ... blame the kids ... or the wife ... but the truth was, I was having fun too.
As far as this site goes : until I know more about bees, the best I can probably do to contribute is give others a chance to chuckle at some of my silliness. .. while I get useful information from them.
Anyway, thanks to you and others that have helped me.
