Sam, welcome to our forums, so glad that you have found us, and I doubt seriously that you would offend anyone here, so don't worry about that. You have experience with the bees, that is cool, you obviously have fallen under that spell of the bee and you are addicted. Good that you have not been fully deterred by the losses of your colonies. All losses of colonies are a sad thing, but you are carrying on and that is a wonderful thing. Welcome, stick around, tell us more of yourself, we love to hear the experiences and the lives that people spend with their bees. Ask your questions, we all learn by the answers that come from the questions. So Sam, welcome, stick around lots and lots, we love to have new members. Have the most beautiful and wonderful day, we all be lovin' this lfe that we live. Cindi