Hi All:
It is written below by Doc "The above letter is the essence
of all that has been said since the arrival of AHB into the
States in 1990. I encourage everyone that reads this to
pass it on for the benefit of all."
This I am passing along, but with comment added:
Acclimitized European Honeybees, yes, do compete with
so-called African honeybees for food, and yes, sized
related accordingly, could indeed inter-breed to dilute
their stinging behaviour; but technically then if doing
this, would then be technically africanized themselves,and
herein is the problem for those going before. Where does
africanization stop and europeanization start or vice
versa, since our area being one of the first declared on
paper to be africanized, had it's industry put down by
press and public perception in our cities and towns,thus
reducing members in the southern part of our state from
about 125 to about 9, and even at this writing we are
curently going over recent burning of hives of local
beekeeper in city limits from those not wanting bees within
Tucson due to africanization press, yearly since first
perception etc.
I can see the concern now, but where was it in the past.
Also,testing IMPOV really needs to be brought up to date
and all data bases combined and those that don't work well
eliminated for ID purposes.
I can see helping new areas now, to avoid what we here have
had to go thru......but, why did it have to happen in the
first place.
When will it also be righted?
Respectfully submitted,
Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/
Doc Bullard
Golden Harvest Honey Farm
Pensacola, Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: Malcolm Bullard
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Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:54 PM
Subject: [FloridaBeekeepers] African Honey Bees In Florida
Hello Folks,
African Honey Bees In Florida
As taken from the Florida Beekeepers Quarterly
Chief Apiarist Jerry Hayes recently sent a letter to all
county
managers in Florida under the signature of Agriculture
Commissioner
Charles Bronson, which contained the following derived from
press
releases and other information:
"It has become clear that the African honey bee population
has gained
a foothold here and will continue to grow in Florida due to
the
numerous pathways into the state and the lack of effective
eradication products or techniques," Commissioner Bronson
said.
"The department, in cooperation with other agricultural
stakeholders,
is developing tools to protect the beekeeping industry and
educate
the public on how to learn to live with this potentially
dangerous
insect."
In order to deter an environmental void, of major
importance to the
long term mitigation of the Africanized Honey Bee is to
maintain
managed European honey bee colonies in and around
urban/suburban
areas. Therefore, we are urging municipalities to encourage
Registered Florida Beekeepers to place their gentle honey
bees in
those areas in the greatest numbers possible.
"Large populations of European Honey bees managed by
beekeepers are
probably our best defense against African bees."Dr. Glenn
Hall
said. "The European honey bees compete with the African
bees for food
sources. When they inter-breed with the Africam bees, their
defensive
stinging behavior is reduced."
We would strongly encourage you to support and embrace
Registered
Florida Beekeepers in your community. They are a major part
of the
solution in lessening the negative impact from AHB's and
are a vital
component in the successful production of fruits,
vegetables and nuts
that feed our growing populations.
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The above letter is the essence of all that has been said
since the arrival of AHB into the States in 1990. I
encourage everyone that reads this to pass it on for the
benefit of all.
Regards, Doc Pensacola Fl
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