Comments on: How to Change Bee Laws

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 18:26:05 +0000

There should be a law stating: If your registered and paying dues in an association or club and registered project following the laws of your state or county and with that project or club or association…bee farming, bee keeper or bee garden conservation program or butterfly conservation project like pollinator.org or monarch watch and others , You put all the signs out to let people know.. Please Be aware, you are a home bee business owner or gardener monitoring the area for weeds and other unwelcomed situations..trying to keep land planted with flowers or wild flowers for bees and other pollinators and want you to be safe and keep those pollinators safe also. The law should protect the owners or those certain projects and protect that property from trespassers and from dangerous activities which would disturb the area of the bees planted or their working planted spots!… except where it would concern state or county or your local township for work projects like gas lines or high wires or towers and such! Hunters have that privilege being they also are conservationists.., so should people who are trying to honor our wild bees and pollinators who keep us fed and give us healthy activities for everyone around the area! We promote bees and their honey and other products they make and help keep what they do out of harms way and also promote a healthy way of life for ourselves!

By: HW

HW — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:53:41 +0000

Yuba County in California are as hard as they com just to talk about it with out but to a vote will cost you dearly out of pocket. It floored me when after keeping bees in Sacramento county in my back yard I move to Yuba and as a courtesy I contacted the county and find out the Ag Department has no problem with it, the county laws say it is illegal to keep them on you lot at home. I know a lot of people that have hive in their back yard in the county. Get these this is a Ag County and if they would outlaw bees any one could

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 14 May 2020 15:27:09 +0000

What person in their right mind would raise bees in a congested urban area?

By: denis troxclair

denis troxclair — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:54:26 +0000

What is the best way to control small hive beetles. I thought I had them under control but this evening I saw many of them flying around the entrance with a few entering

By: herbert senft

herbert senft — Thu, 31 May 2018 23:55:10 +0000

Well said. “We’ve removed ourselves so far from our food sources that the re-introduction of these practices seems odd and even worrisome to people who haven’t been exposed.” And those very same people are the ones deciding that one cannot even keep a few Rooster free chickens in the small city of Sequim, WA which once was a thriving farming community.

By: Organic Rose

Organic Rose — Thu, 10 May 2018 20:31:35 +0000

Well stated. Thanks!

By: Lloyd Stolworthy

Lloyd Stolworthy — Sun, 06 May 2018 22:30:49 +0000

I am a retired truck driver and have often wondered why people would put the bees so close to the roads when they would haul them in? I can’t count the bees who commit suicide on my windshield. Now that I’m off the road I’m looking at starting a hive on our property a couple miles from the main road. There is a place in Durango Colorado called HoneyVille who has been they’re for ever, and make all kinds of foods! I’m sure they are full of knowledge, and tips.

By: Keeping Backyard Bees

Keeping Backyard Bees — Fri, 04 May 2018 18:48:56 +0000

In reply to Richard Loftus, M.D..

Thank you Dr. Loftus!

If you wouldn’t mind, we would love to publish the materials that helped you to the website.

All the best,
Keeping Backyard Bees Team

By: Richard Loftus, M.D.

Richard Loftus, M.D. — Fri, 04 May 2018 18:39:02 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful article. A year ago, I approached my own city council, who had actually taken the trouble to ban (!) backyard beekeeping 4 years earlier. I wanted to convince the city council that improving local bee safety meant allowing backyard bees, not banning them. I was warned ahead of time by my city planner that since the council members who had banned backyard beekeeping were still in power, my odds of success were “diddly-squat.”
Shockingly, I was successful. What helped was 1) using a sensible, neighbor-friendly set of regulations from our neighboring town as a precedent for our own laws; 2) reminding the council of the success in nearby cities who’d allowed backyard beekeeping with no ill effects (LA and San Diego being the biggest); 3) citing the science of local bee scientists as ammunition for dispelling misunderstandings about issues esp. regarding Africanized bees. I sent the council a one-page draft of regulations and a one-page letter citing the scientific arguments supporting my proposed policy change, and it worked. When I went to the “open mic” session the following week, I was told I’d convinced them, and they’d work on regulations. We’ll have some beekeeping regs in place soon.
Anyone who wishes to get help with their own towns, feel free to get in touch–I can give you the materials that helped me.

By: Verna underhill

Verna underhill — Thu, 03 May 2018 13:37:03 +0000

You would think the US government would give Grant’s to start up bee colonies and help train them . There using millions to see what kind of insects are in your community why not help save the honey bee.