If you looked a bit deeper into my beekeeping and my posts on here you would find that I am the last person to knock different ways of keeping bees but you really don't need to be objectionable in your posts to make your points. You are seriously underestimating the amount of innovation, novel idea and forward thinking that have come from the threads on this forum over the last 14 years. If you can find a more open minded, under moderated, modern thinking forum than this one feel free ...and yes - in July I will be 74 so one of the 'old guard' in your estimation ...
Acid test: is this thread a shining example of innovation and one mindedness? No, I didn't think so either.
In the 5 ish years I have been involved in this forum, I have seen so many newcomers jumped on and told basically "that's not the way we do it" despite having reasonable amd admirable approaches.
I have seen so many newnideas instantly shunned BEFORE anyone has tried or even understood them! (Point proven here)
What examples of innovation or open mindedness can you use as an example?
Poly hives - nope
Oxalic acid - nope
Brood breaks - nope
What about the recent uncapping tool - nope
Gasvap - nope
Flow hives - nope
Nope
Nope
Nope
Nope
Seriously, struggling to think of any! It's always the same. Dusty codgers don't like the change. They dismiss it and put it down. Those with a more modern outlook try it, sometimes it works sometimes nor, but at least they know first hand. In many cases, When things do work, you codgers do come around d and quietly adopt the new ideas.
Just observe at Telford last week. All the old dusties looked out of place. Replaced by new, younger generation in an industry being transformed by forward thinking people. Let's be honest, that's how the telford show was born and the old show dismissed and dissolved.
