Monday, June 9, 2014

The Lord of the Bees

SEE HERE  Normally I would pass on a story about bees, but my sister has recently become a bee-keeper and it is fascinating to see her commitment to the little industrious critters making honey and beeswax for her.  This story is about violating the rights of a bee keeper as an American citizen who should not be subject to unannounced searches and the seizure of his property without due process.  Interestingly he had a strain of bees that were resistant to Monsanto's Roundup.  That seems to play into the story.  I think it's outrageous that this man's hives were stolen by the state.  I hope he has the means to stick them with a major lawsuit.  Meanwhile, why would anyone be surprised that insects are beginning to become resistant to chemicals.  It's what animals do.  It's called natural selection.

2 comments:

  1. Hmm...I filled out a national survey on bees and now I'm sorry I did. Can't remember whether it was just a zip code identity or whether they asked for name and address. Think I won't do that again. The government abuse just goes on and on. American Foulbrood is pretty rare. My 50+ year beekeeping mentor who kept hundreds of hives and transported them up and down the valley to pollinate the apple orchards only had two colonies infected in his entire career.

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  2. It is no longer safe to trust the government on anything. I would counsel passive resistance and non-cooperation. MYOB as mom used to say ("Mind Your Own Business") and lay low.

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