A short Q&A section to help you understand where donations will go. I hope this will help you in your decision to assist through contributions. Whatever you can give is greatly appreciated, but please understand - there is no obligation to ever give to be a member of the forum or use ANY SERVICE that this site has or will have as we grow.

     
        Q. What will the money collected through contributions be used for? 

A. All money collected through On-Line Donations will be saved and used as needed to pay server and other Internet fees, possibly used to purchase software or hardware devices that can improve the content on the website and forums, or used in any manner that can improve the way we teach and share information on honeybees and beekeeping. This includes using the Internet to its potential by the membership of the forum and guests being more interactive with each other and also the ability to expand each topical area of the Beekeeping Course and also offer "ON SITE" image storage for members.



Q. Will there EVER be a FEE to be a MEMBER of the Beekeeping Forum?

A. ABSOLUTELY NOT. The beekeeping forum is the life blood of Beemaster.com. It is a gateway for beekeepers from around the globe to communicate freely with each other - not only on beekeeping, but on many topics. There will NEVER bee a fee to be a member. The need for contributions is NOT critical to the International Forum, Beekeeping Beekeeping Course or Beemaster.com - I'm asking those willing and able to help if they can, but there is absolutely no obligation. Your participation as an active and friendly member is more than enough to help the cause of spreading our interests in Beekeeping.

I hope these Q&As have helped you in deciding to help out in any manner possible. I hope to see tremendous growth in content and features in the following months, your help will make a difference as we double the server space needed to handle the traffic and storage of posts, on-site audio and video content and other learning aids to the site.

The goal is to be a One-Stop Beekeeping Learning Center for anyone with interest in the hobby. Beemaster.com has been a leading site for many years and now is rated Number 1 when searching "Beekeeping Forum" at Google, Yahoo and MSN search Engines, and in the top 5 sites when searching  "Beekeeping" - all this is possible due to people like you who have participated.

I am proud of the the time I have worked on this site and more importantly, the number of beekeepers who have entered the hobby after seeing that anyone with a little space, some basic equipment and the passion of learning from one of natures most incredible creatures. It will soon be 10 years since Beemaster.com entered the Internet, and in that time nearly 20 million people have visited my site - with the advent of the Beekeeping Forum, hundreds and now thousands of people world wide communicate in open forum with each other, sharing, learning and teaching other. I hope you enjoy the site, and contribute your knowledge or post your questions.

Thank you again for reading this page and if donating is possible, anything you can give will go to making Beemaster.com a better site, one that continues to teach beekeeping to the World. The actual growth expected by the end of 2006 will be 2000 members strong, 40 thousand posts and a forum comprised of many features to keep members and admin alike busy. Expect on-site image galleries, member blogs, sub-domain member websites, embedded chat and much much more. Your gifts will be put to great use and expect Beemaster.com to be THE LEADING beekeeping website - a hub of unmatched content and you will be there to see the miraculous growth take place.

Thank You.

Respectfully,

John Clayton
www.Beemaster.com