Hi Everyone,

Aaron wrote in part:

"Bob raises a frightening spectre when he wonders about the possibility that
USDA will place restrictions on bees coming in and out of AHB areas with
Almond groves.  Hmmm.  Will they?  Won't they?  Track record says they will,
with no notice, and Hackenberg will sneak his bees out at 3AM in the
morning.  BUT, seems like the possibility of such happening is good reason
for research to figure out what IS the domestic African Honeybee."

What record Aaron?  The USDA has very quickly dropped every quarantine they ever put in place on movement of honey bees within the US.  The record says they will not quarantine bees in CA but dump the issue on the states.  The only AHB quarantine in the US is a TX state quarantine not a federal one.  So Mr Hackenberg won't have to leave at 3AM but might have to arrive in PA about that time.  :)
If there is a major problem with the bees moving north into California and those bees get into the almond groves, we will start seeing the problem nearly nation wide within a few months.  Hopefully, this won't happen.

FWIW

blane



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