At 12:26 AM 7/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
 
>Thanks all for responding.  Yesterday I had a meeting with the BWEP
>bee and environmental coordinator and the USDA representative and
 
Hi Bill,
 
Sounds like you are doing more then most beekeepers get the chance to do.
I still would document the condition of my bees before any loss and I would
get pictures of as many of these government men who are working near or in
your bee yards as by their interest they are acknowledging what they are
doing is putting what you do at risk and your bees at risk or they would
not be doing it as you are not a chemical man or cotton grower. If you do
have a big loss you will be surprised how fast they disappear and how fast
their mission will change. (They will swear they were only trying to
demonstrate to you that what they are doing could cause you damage and you
should have protected yourself.)  The idea that bee loss is from drift is
an example of they way they think and putting the blame on someone else and
something they don't control. If you have a loss it will be because of the
chemical they are using drifting or not and their program that I repeat
will NOT do what they say it will and that is "eradicate" anything but your
bees and beneficial insects, fish, birds, and harm people. They will be
back next year with another program.
 
>...  So this should suggest my feeling about Al Jr.
 
If only us good beekeepers and friends ran the government this country
would indeed be in better shape and our bees would be safer but they don't
and it sometimes become's necessary to work with people you would not
necessarily want in your home or around your kids. Sucking up to ALgore or
any other government official must be looked at in the light of protecting
your bees from government sponsored damage, both are repulsive to most
normal people.
 
BTW, how are your bees doing now anyway? It would be a good idea to find a
copy of "Babies Names" and name all your hives like you would your
children. This is much more impressive to a jury in court when the other
side tries to put a low value on your bee hives as a whole when you know
that the loss of one is just like losing a family member. I would use
biblical names if I lived in your area.
 
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