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With apologies to Joel Salatin....
I've been reading over the Georgia Dept. of Ag. rules for licensing of beekeepers..which is necessary if you plan to legaly sell queens, packages or nucs in the state of Georgia and it seems that selling bees that are raised treatment free is not allowed. More over, it is illegal to import treatment free bees or queens from other states. More specificaly the law says bees and queens MUST be treated with fluvalinate or other pesticide registared with US EPA & Ga Dept. of Ag. for control of Varroa. My plan has been to stop treatment (which I have) and begin to raise survivor bees, offering nucs and queens starting in 2012. Which one do I have to change...the law or my business plan?
I've been reading over the Georgia Dept. of Ag. rules for licensing of beekeepers..which is necessary if you plan to legaly sell queens, packages or nucs in the state of Georgia and it seems that selling bees that are raised treatment free is not allowed. More over, it is illegal to import treatment free bees or queens from other states. More specificaly the law says bees and queens MUST be treated with fluvalinate or other pesticide registared with US EPA & Ga Dept. of Ag. for control of Varroa. My plan has been to stop treatment (which I have) and begin to raise survivor bees, offering nucs and queens starting in 2012. Which one do I have to change...the law or my business plan?