Well Phill I have this thing about treating bees. I don't know how that is going to go with the inspector.
We met the inspector last year. Seems a good guy, to me.
I asked him if there were many folks in FL who purport to keep bees treatment free. And he gave the typical roundabout yadayada about "what's the definition. .. even putting them in a hive is a treatment ..." and I said so whatever about the definition is anybody doing it? and he said "not successfully."
So you might just have to work hard to demonstrate that you are successfully keeping the bees, and have documented mite tests etc to show you're doing your diligence, ya know.
Anyway, I'M GLAD you are back in the game. If you welcome the bees they will stay with you.