Posted on 04/05/2019 5:50:20 AM PDT by sevinufnine
Bee removal is a common practice for many bee owners. Well, it’s about to become illegal in Texas if an Irving lawmaker has her way. When a local bee keeper gets a call concerning a swarm or hive in a nearby residence or tree, they load up and ride to the rescue. They arrive and set up their equipment and carefully bring the bees home to a new location where they can grow and thrive.
However, new legislation being filed in Texas would prevent most bee keepers from performing this valuable service unless they first jump through a bunch of bureaucratic hoops and red tape. What was once a sometimes cheap or free service from local bee keepers looking to expand their hives or preserve local bee populations for the benefit of a community, will turn into an expensive fee for whomever calls needing a bee removal.
(Excerpt) Read more at beeculture.com ...
There is currently no agency, organization or authority that is set up to train such licensed bee removers in Texas. The legislation would place licensing and training specifics under the authority of the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Additionally, the “licensed” bee remover must obtain $600,000 in liability insurance. If that wasn’t enough, the bee remover must also have $300,000 in workman’s comp before being able to legally remove bees. Oh and you have to pay a yearly licensing fee and whatever fees are associated with your 160 hours of classroom and field training.
I probably don’t have to remind you just how important bee keepers are to our communities. Not only are they providing and harvesting a natural sugar source in the form of honey, but by growing these bees, they are heavily contributing to the pollination of plants, gardens and crops by local growers and farmers. With the amount of pesticides being used in communities today, having these bee champions working and operating freely is very important.
Rep. Meza would tie the hands of those who would perform an amazing community service and ensure the health and growth of local bee populations in Texas. The result of the passage of the Meza bill is obvious. Landowners and homeowners will grab a can of RAID and kill the bees rather than pay the local bee keeper’s high fees as a result of training, licensing and insurance payments that allow them to do their job legally.
As I posted on my bee club site, it would be poetic justice should this law pass, and a massive swarm of killer bees found her front porch a perfect place for their new home. But, there would be no one to come remove them.
Yeah...that’s a picture of the wise ruler who I want to be my family’s overlord.
Sound like a great plan. I can see a few beekeepers moving bees to her house.
God will get you for that!
This just happened to my annoying liberal neighbors - they were terrified, lol. After singing the praises of bees for weeks during azalea season.
In many states you can’t collect the rain water off your roof without a permit. We live in a country with fascist laws and some of the states are even more fascist.
This is one of the reasons I moved from Seattle to Kentucky. In my county I don’t even need a building permit to build a barn, shed, shop or house. The only part any permitting touches is septic systems. Everything else is up to me. I love it.
AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I read more kooky things coming out of Texas the past 12 months than i have in the past 5 years.
Someone check the water.
Ha! I wish the bees were swarming already up here in the mountains of Virginia. I lost 2 hives over winter and need a couple to replace them.
Why does the left now care about an invasive species (european honeybee) brought here by murdering hoards (white men)?
If I have a valid hunting license, I should be able to do whatever I want to insects and animals in season or that are threatening my safety.
Thanks a lot. My coffee cup just exploded.
What the heck is that? And what could be the possible justification for this overreach?
“Yeah...that’s a picture of the wise ruler who I want to be my family’s overlord.”
No kidding. When I first searched for a photo of her, and saw this female version of Quasimodo, I searched again because I didn’t believe it could be true. People voted for that?!
This is the classic regulatory state in action.
So what’s in it for her? Follow the money. It’s floating around somewhere.
“Why does the left now care about an invasive species (european honeybee) brought here by murdering hoards (white men)?”
Two reasons:
#1 control
#2 money
You’re welcome ;>)
Man... THAT is one UGLY dimocrap..!!
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