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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 6857" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>I think it's fair that we talk about of this code. The consequences of not having it have certainly been talked about. I am not strongly for or against the idea but I am concerned about the longer term consequences and to not look at these would be remiss.</p><p>It can already take up to 12 months to get MPI permission to do varoa control research approval which I find almost unbelievable. They are supposed to be trying to help us deal with varoa. Some of the rules that MPI apply to varoa research are simply unbelievable but unfortunately true. I can't for the life of me decide whether they are for ethical reasons or just bureaucratic stupidity. </p><p>Slightly of subject I know but I can just imagine what MPI could do with this code.</p><p>Don't believe me. Varoa researchers are not allowed to breed varoa for their research.</p><p>Every time I swap brood from one hive to another I am also undoubtedly swapping varoa but researchers are not allowed to deliberately do this.</p><p>Who is in charge of making these daft interpretations of legislation.</p><p>As for the code being a draft that's fair enough but it should be a draft not daft. Stressing hives when you shift them is not something you should do but it does not make them swarm, it never has and it never will. Did anyone with any beekeeping experience read this draft before it was published.</p><p>I apologise for being a bit blunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 6857, member: 207"] I think it's fair that we talk about of this code. The consequences of not having it have certainly been talked about. I am not strongly for or against the idea but I am concerned about the longer term consequences and to not look at these would be remiss. It can already take up to 12 months to get MPI permission to do varoa control research approval which I find almost unbelievable. They are supposed to be trying to help us deal with varoa. Some of the rules that MPI apply to varoa research are simply unbelievable but unfortunately true. I can't for the life of me decide whether they are for ethical reasons or just bureaucratic stupidity. Slightly of subject I know but I can just imagine what MPI could do with this code. Don't believe me. Varoa researchers are not allowed to breed varoa for their research. Every time I swap brood from one hive to another I am also undoubtedly swapping varoa but researchers are not allowed to deliberately do this. Who is in charge of making these daft interpretations of legislation. As for the code being a draft that's fair enough but it should be a draft not daft. Stressing hives when you shift them is not something you should do but it does not make them swarm, it never has and it never will. Did anyone with any beekeeping experience read this draft before it was published. I apologise for being a bit blunt. [/QUOTE]
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