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> From: Bill Mares <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: pesticides
> Date: Monday, February 03, 1997 3:32 PM
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>      My five hives are about to be surrounded by an
> 18-hole golf course.  Should I move them for
> fear of pesticide/herbicide applications?  Any advice or experience
> is welcome.
 
From my experiance bees do not like to play golf, but I just started keeping bees this year.
 
I am not shure of the how galf corses are managed but if they are in the middle of one and at risk of harming golfers ( who do like
to play golf ) I  would move them.
 
Another tip is to move them very far ( sevral miles ) away. around christmass we were having new phone lines installed. My bee hive
was in the way so I moved it in a little clover grove across the street figuring that since it was my only hive they would find
there way home. Many did, but many didn't and I had a major loss in the hive when the weather got cold that night.
 
so I hope I was of some help.