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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 6652" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Thanks for being so conscientious.</p><p></p><p>In my view notifying everyone within a km is overkill, the only people likely to be affected would be beekeepers, but within a circle that big around your operation there is likely to be somebody who will raise some baseless objection and make your life hard.</p><p></p><p>Me, I just ask people who approach me about spraying near my hives to not spray flowering plants, if you can manage that, you will do well. Sometimes it is unavoidable though for example gorse which can be flowering all the time, or, weeds under the target species. In such cases you could attempt to notify nearby beekeepers, or, attempt to avoid overuse of surfactants. You could also seek feedback from them afterwards so you can discover what works and what doesn't work.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line though, weed control has to be done. Beekeepers have to be able to go about their business but so do the people who need weeds controlled. My own experience is that I have had no hives poisoned that I am aware of for many years, I think that most people use weed spray responsibly and co existence between beekeepers and weed sprayers is going reasonably well over the last couple of decades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 6652, member: 13"] Thanks for being so conscientious. In my view notifying everyone within a km is overkill, the only people likely to be affected would be beekeepers, but within a circle that big around your operation there is likely to be somebody who will raise some baseless objection and make your life hard. Me, I just ask people who approach me about spraying near my hives to not spray flowering plants, if you can manage that, you will do well. Sometimes it is unavoidable though for example gorse which can be flowering all the time, or, weeds under the target species. In such cases you could attempt to notify nearby beekeepers, or, attempt to avoid overuse of surfactants. You could also seek feedback from them afterwards so you can discover what works and what doesn't work. Bottom line though, weed control has to be done. Beekeepers have to be able to go about their business but so do the people who need weeds controlled. My own experience is that I have had no hives poisoned that I am aware of for many years, I think that most people use weed spray responsibly and co existence between beekeepers and weed sprayers is going reasonably well over the last couple of decades. [/QUOTE]
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