Regarding the problem in California for beekeepers near orchards that
are now growing seedless citrus, I received the following response to my
letter of concern to State Senator Carole Migden regarding AB 771, the
Seedless Mandarin Protection Area Act sic). She says it is to "reduce
the risk of contamination in seedless varieties of citrus while also
providing reasonable and necessary access to citrus for CA beekeepers.
You might be happy to know that recent amendments removed the 2 mile
buffer zone."
This legislation has not come up for a vote yet.
Mea McNeil
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