Brian, It won't work, in my opinion. Maybe in a small state that doesn't have a great need for commercially available pollination service. Maybe then the beekeepers of a state would have enough clout. But it is the people who need the bees the most who will have the most sway in your state legislators, not the beekeepers. There are either too few of you(us) or you(we) don't generate enough revenue to have influence where it would be needed. Just look how "effective" beekeepers have been against imports of forgien honey. The folks who need the honey have the money. The folks who make the honey ain't got that much money. And so it goes. But it may not hurt to try.
   
  Mark

Brian Fredericksen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
  After reading the latest posts on AHB I just don't understand why 
northern beekeepers en masse would not unite across state lines to 
put an end to shipment of bees . 

		
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