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
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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.


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