Sawdstmakr,
Thank you. Yes, it has been awhile.
Thought posting this here might gin up some support. But as usual, not many beekeepers know, care, or are willing to do much.
Here is another article where state parks and federal lands are being targeted as off limited by state and federal agencies....all based by those using the excuse that honey bees are a non-native species and invasive.
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060009767Just wish more beekeepers would recognize the cancerous destruction of support for beekeeping in the U.S., and the forces working behind the scenes against beekeeping and the honey bees.
This position by the feds (and the trickle down to state and local areas) that bees are non-native and invasive will be used by local townships and state agencies in the future to ban beekeeping when they want too.
Meanwhile.....not a word from the bee industry....to which many times are those in positions of extension programs, state Ag entomologist, and others position of speaking for the bee industry. Their support is crumbling before our eyes. And beekeeping in the future will suffer.