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<blockquote data-quote="Maggie" data-source="post: 5209" data-attributes="member: 71"><p>I don't think this forum is the place to give any perceived examples of bullying by the PMP. I don't think that is what this thread is about. Also, it could involve people that never post on this forum, and that to me would be unacceptable. This thread should be a discussion, to get people thinking about what they would like to suggest, and to mull over the various posts, and think about how things can be improved, and how the PMP delivery can be efficient, cost effective, informative and friendly i.e. take the industry along with them. My thoughts are that this review is to attempt to streamline functions of the PMP and "service delivery", along with consideration to types of identification analysis. </p><p></p><p>Levy payers are the customers, and the customers should have a say. There are 9000 registered beekeepers out there with nearly a million hives, a huge amount in levy payments coming in, and some will have very good suggestions on how to improve the service delivery, to make it user friendly to the vast majority of levy payers. </p><p></p><p>I would like to see some sort of anonymous simple feedback function filled out by attendees from courses and those beekeepers who have been inspected. Currently, unless I am mistaken, this is not available. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>On surveillance, these hives could be more difficult to inspect. You have a very long unit, and if honey stores, could be difficult to inspect in an urban environment without robbing. Fortunately there never seemed to be more than one top bar hive per site! I once did inspect a top bar hive, with beautifully made frames that included top bar and side bars culminating in a V shape. When they became trendy, at first the beekeeper had to note on the apiary register that they were top bar hives, and I used to factor this into where during the day I would inspect, but then later it became not mandatory to note in your apiary registration that these hives were top bar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maggie, post: 5209, member: 71"] I don't think this forum is the place to give any perceived examples of bullying by the PMP. I don't think that is what this thread is about. Also, it could involve people that never post on this forum, and that to me would be unacceptable. This thread should be a discussion, to get people thinking about what they would like to suggest, and to mull over the various posts, and think about how things can be improved, and how the PMP delivery can be efficient, cost effective, informative and friendly i.e. take the industry along with them. My thoughts are that this review is to attempt to streamline functions of the PMP and "service delivery", along with consideration to types of identification analysis. Levy payers are the customers, and the customers should have a say. There are 9000 registered beekeepers out there with nearly a million hives, a huge amount in levy payments coming in, and some will have very good suggestions on how to improve the service delivery, to make it user friendly to the vast majority of levy payers. I would like to see some sort of anonymous simple feedback function filled out by attendees from courses and those beekeepers who have been inspected. Currently, unless I am mistaken, this is not available. On surveillance, these hives could be more difficult to inspect. You have a very long unit, and if honey stores, could be difficult to inspect in an urban environment without robbing. Fortunately there never seemed to be more than one top bar hive per site! I once did inspect a top bar hive, with beautifully made frames that included top bar and side bars culminating in a V shape. When they became trendy, at first the beekeeper had to note on the apiary register that they were top bar hives, and I used to factor this into where during the day I would inspect, but then later it became not mandatory to note in your apiary registration that these hives were top bar. [/QUOTE]
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