Bee haulers- exempt from keeping a logbook???

I rent hives every year for my almond trees. When the bee keeper leaves here he goes to Texas. After that it's somewhere in the upper mid-west. Those guys get around.
He was telling me that they're subject to inspection from various state and county agencies looking for disease. When he talks about bees I tend to listen. He's fourth generation in his family that are bee keepers.

 

Right, it is hard on them.

No, I know. I appreciate your info.
You're ok.

Keep doing good!

 

Yeah, quite a beautiful creation of the Lord

 

I have a farmer who rents hives from an Ohio source, he had been using one from one of the southern states. One year he had two hives that were a mess with mites, people came out from MSU and called in the state which they ended up destroying a lot of colonies because of the weakness of the bees to deal with the mites, they were concern that they would spread to other farms too.

 

I was always told bee haulers could pretty much do whatever they want, as most officers don’t want anything to do with a truck that has bees swarming it.

 

Yeah, hauling the bees nobody wants to see you.
Coming over the Ag inspection in FL. they just nodded and didn't even want to see certification papers.