During a recent speaking engagement in Germany, I asked an organically
certified beekeeper whose apiaries I visited about certification.
They told me that so long as there are at least three certified organic
farms within flight range, a beekeeper can obtain organic certification,
despite other farms within that range not being organic.
I pointed out my surprise, since that that was a far cry from what is
required in the U.S.
It also made me question the certification of "organic" honey imported from
other countries!
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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