Hello, Any Iowa beekeepers on this list? Is this new legislation? And are there similar regulations in other states? Notification of intent to spray bee-killing pesticides does little to protect bees but at the very least does allow beekeepers to maintain records of what was sprayed and when. Big deal. Sharon Labchuk ************************** Wallaces Farmer June 14 2001 Pesticides and Honeybees Rod Swoboda, Wallaces Farmer If there is a warning statement on a pesticide label cautioning you about honeybees, as a pesticide applicator, you'd better pay attention to it. That advice comes from Joyce Hornstein, pesticide education program specialist with Iowa State University extension. In such situations, according to Iowa law, farmers and other pesticide applicators are required to notify all beekeepers within a 2-mile radius of the site of application. To determine the locations of beehives, you must contact the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to obtain all registered beehive locations. You will be given the names and addresses of the beekeepers that have registered hives in the area. The beekeeper registry also may be accessed at the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's website or by contacting Bob Cox, state apiarist, at 515-281-5736. You must notify beekeepers not less than 24 hours and not more than 72 hours prior to the time of an application of pesticide labeled as toxic to bees. "Following this rule is important in preventing unnecessary bee kills," she says. ©2001 Farm Progress Companies Source url; http://www.farmprogress.com/frmp/articleDetail/0,8055,2961+45,00.html --