All,

The Coexistence Working Group tasked with reaching a compromise
regarding seedless Mandarin plantings had its last meeting with
no results.  The largest producers of seedless Mandarin are unwilling
to make any changes in either management of existing plantings or
intentions of planting anywhere they choose.

It would cost the growers appox. $1500 an acre to net their trees with a 
shelf life of 3 years on the nets.  The growers could still offer their fruit at 
competitive prices.  If exclusion zoning goes into effect, beekeepers and all bees, 
could be blocked from the entire citrus belt of California.

Because the governor signed AB 771 the matter will now go to the
desk of the state Ag. Sec. Kawamura to develop regulations by February 2009.

This is an incredibly dangerous slippery slope for our industry, all the
industry community, not just California State Beekeepers!

Kathy

****************************************************
* General Information About BEE-L is available at: *
* http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm   *
****************************************************