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In a message dated 24/03/2010 13:36:57 GMT Standard Time,
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can they certify you as organic if your bees are within foraging range of
non-organic nectar sources?
The Soil Association who is the main certifying body for the UK says at
paragraph 15.4.2 of their standards that when siting apiaries they must make
sure nectar and pollen sources within 4 miles of the apiary consist
essentially of:
1. organic crops, and/or
2. Uncultivated areas with natural vegetation, and
3. crops that have been managed only with low environmental impact methods
and which cannot significantly affect the organic description of
beekeeping, and
4. keep them far enough away from potential sources of contamination, such
as urban centres, motorways, industrial areas, waste dumps and waste
incinerators.
I live in a rural county in southern England, keeping my bees as far as
possible on organic farms, on the edge of nature reserves, in woodland or
organic orchards etc. None of the sites complies with the SA standards and I
can't think of any sites in England that would comply.
Chris
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