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Title: Guerrilla beekeeper in Newport Beach, CA
Post by: lrusso2407 on December 08, 2016, 09:46:07 PM
New to keeping, I'm in Newport Beach, Ca. which has made it illegal to keep bees in their infinite wisdom. Hence the guerrilla moniker.
Title: Re: Guerrilla beekeeper in Newport Beach, CA
Post by: BeeMaster2 on December 08, 2016, 11:14:50 PM
Welcome to Beemaster.
Making beekeeping illegal is a good way for Africanized bees to take over an area.
Dr Jamie Ellis, at UF has studied this effect and might be able to help get laws changed. He helped change FL's laws. The state took control of beekeeping so that communities can not out law them.
Jim
Title: Re: Guerrilla beekeeper in Newport Beach, CA
Post by: GSF on December 12, 2016, 12:53:30 PM
Welcome
Title: Re: Guerrilla beekeeper in Newport Beach, CA
Post by: Rurification on December 12, 2016, 02:39:55 PM
Welcome to the forum!  Lots of very friendly and knowledgeable folks here.