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It's state control for the sake of control. Beekeepers have varroa under control. But the state loves to be able to declare medical emergencies for animals (c
by cryptonector 1y ago
It's state control for the sake of control.
Beekeepers have varroa under control. But the state loves to be able to declare medical emergencies for animals (cull all the chickens!!), including beehives.
- ikr678 1y agoIt's not control for the sake of control, it's control for the sake of agricultural economy. Orange production in florida is on the way out, thanks to citrus greening from an introduced pest.
- cryptonector 1y agoIt is control for control's sake. Honeybees are doing fine except for the ones that are driven around to provide fertilization services -- those bees are exposed to very high pesticide doses and -surprise!- have high loss rates. (The same is true for non-mobile beehives in areas that have high pesticide loads.) Most problems with beehives are down to old brood comb not getting managed out. Feral bees don't have that problem because they swarm and build a new hive when their old one gets small, and they'll leave altogether (not just split) when the brood comb gets old. It's all bad management, but God forbid you have a beekeeping hobby, no, you must get inspected and the state apiarist gets to come on your property w/o a warrant and they can burn your hives.