In a message dated 4/11/00 7:06:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, MAPLEHILLSUGAR
writes:

> I WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO THE N.H. BEE LAWS:
>
>  AGR 1803.01 MOVING BEES INTO N.H.
>
>  IT TALKS ABOUT BEES BEING MOVED THROUGH THE STATE-WHICH SHALL
>  BE ACCOMPIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION (WITHIN 30 DAYS PRIOR)
>  TO BEING MOVED INTO N.H..
>  NOW ALL OF THOSE HIVES HEADED TO MAINE GO THROUGH N.H. (LETS
>  MEET THEM AT THE STATE LINE AND HAVE A LOOK?. SOMETHING N.H. IS
>  NOT CAPABLE OF DOING.

    Exactly!   And how many hours does the truck have to be parked in the hot
sun waiting on the inspector to shuffle papers?    Happens too much now at
the scales...

    A parked load can arrive a dead load.  California fire ant inspectors
have parked loads long enough to cook them.

    Moving bees is one of the toughest jobs in the world. It can involve 30
or more hours of work without sleep. Any delay significantly increases the
risk of it all being for naught.

Dave   Hemingway, SC   (not a migratory beekeeper anymore; it's for younger
guys)
The Pollination Home Page    http://pollinator.com