> Global Pollinators Sanctuaries (GPS) in each country
> Noah’s Ark of bee and other species reserves
> More specifically, how about turning
> our National Parks in US as GPS’s in
> such a way that within certain miles
> of GPS, say fifty miles, no one should keep honeybees
Please, please, no.
Do this with an island, or several if you like, as water is a great natural barrier. But not entire national parks /national forests.
'Cause it's already happening - Federal lands in general are now being managed by people who are suddenly openly hostile to beekeepers, despite the clear long-established "permitted use" in federal statutes. One is allowed by right to place beehives on federal lands, but permits are not granted and roads are deliberately made impassible.
They don't have any problem with domestic cattle or domestic sheep, both introduced species not native to North America that do very serious damage to the topsoil, the plants, and so on.
But bees? Heaven forfend!! When beekeepers made the massive error of letting the Eco-warrior groups "help beekeepers" and "take the lead" during the "save the bees" campaigns back in the mid-2000s, due to their massive fundraising and better lobbying resources, I foretold this precise result, and was ignored. As the Eco-Warriors need a never-ending battle to fund-raise off, they never wanted to do anything more than steal attention away from the specific plight of honey bees and beekeepers, and distract, turning an agricultural problem into an "environmental" crisis with "pollinators" and "native species" the purported ultimate victims of pests and diseases unique to honey bees. (Search on "Pollinator Protection Racket" in the Bee-L archives)
So, I'm working on an article intended for Bee Culture about this, and I hope to link to some online video of USDA Forest Service executives running away from simple questions, like "What does 'permitted use' mean"?
But somehow, "I told you so", just doesn't quite say it.
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