From: "huestis" <buzzybee@capital.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 07:43:48 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: AOS Apiculture section

Hi Gordon,

> I do feel that clipping should be outlawed in Organic Beekeeping. The reason
> being that it prevents a natural progression in the life of the hive.
> Honeybees tendency to swarm is God's way of creating in them a means of
> propagation and survival of the species.

I keep dairy goats. One is allowed to dehorn their goats (like clipping
different function). Also similar to marking queens goats are tatooed. But,
the milk is organic regardless of the two practices. There must be a
relationship between man and the livestock (bees in this case) in terms of
management.

> Honeybees tendency to swarm is God's way of creating in them a means of
> propagation and survival of the species.

Man was given the authority by GOD to name every living creature right?
Read genisis1:26, God gave man the authority rule over every living
creature. The above is how God made them, but also man was given the right
to manage them also. Look at my post WHY BEEKEEPING?

Clay