Discussing Africanized bees taking over hives, Peter said "Of course, I
realize that people may not want to admit their hives contain Africans. Just
thought I'd ask"

Well...Peter, you could ask the NYS Inspection Group.  One of their members
said at the NYS Fall Meeting approximately "there has not been *any *(emphasis
mine) documented instances of Africanized bees having been brought to NY
from Florida".  Flat-out unequivocal statement.  In the meantime, one
beekeeper who migrates from Florida to NYS has been reporting that he
'knows' he is bringing Africanized bees up (statement based solely on his
long experience as a beekeeper), folks in other states (particularly Maine)
have been saying that analysis confirms suspicions that Africanized hives
have been brought in, and others who migrate between Florida and NYS have
been saying that in 2005 some hives were the most agressive they have ever
seen.

Tony Jadczak, State Bee Inspector in Maine will be a speaker at SABA's
annual meeting this spring.  It will be interesting to hear what he has to
say about the supposely Africanized bees that somehow came out of Florida
this past spring but bypassed New York to go to Maine for blueberry
pollination.

I guess I shouldn't take the NYS Inspectors so seriously.  But they take
themselves so seriously...
Some, over the course of a lifetime, learn that it is best to never be
unequivocal.  Others are most always certain, and often in error.

FWIW,
Lloyd


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Lloyd Spear
Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacture of equipment for round comb honey sections,
Sundance Pollen Traps, and producer of Sundance custom labels.
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