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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2018, 05:13:25 pm »
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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2018, 06:34:45 pm »
And this is the cause of the regulations that will effect all of the NJ beekeepers.
"But with the increase in beekeepers and apiaries, especially in urban areas, many New Jerseyians are now living within a short distance of a maintained bee colony, and some don't like it and are pushing towns to zone them out using land-use regulations. Such was the case in Gladstone when neighbors went to battle with a beekeeper whose bees were encroaching on their properties. The state proposed regulations were based on the problems including excessive swarms, encroachment on backyard pools due to the number of hives being kept by the beekeeper, according to the draft."
Copied from http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2017/08/17/backyard-beekeeping-wont-regulated-now/557532001/

As beekeepers we must be mindful of our neighbors and their fears Our friend Perry no longer has bees in his back yard in town due to a neighbors concern.  Educating the neighbors, and a little honey goes a long way in keeping the peace. On giving 2 of my 3 neighbors a jar of honey the didn't even know I had bees in my back yard. they said they did notice more bees on their flowers but had no concerns. The third neighbor sees me working the bees with out any veil or other protection and think I have the gentler honey bees that do not sting as much. Little does he know.
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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2018, 08:57:52 am »
Hopefully they can remain the garden state.

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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2018, 06:19:33 pm »
This doesn't even make the top 100 reasons as to why I would never live there.

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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2018, 07:45:12 pm »
People ask me if I miss living in N.J. :laugh: :laugh:  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :no:
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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2018, 09:16:57 am »
my wife does miss it.

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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2018, 04:07:07 pm »
I've lived in the wilds so long that if I can see a house from my house I feel like I'm getting crowded in. :)
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Re: anyone in new jersey?
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2018, 07:15:47 pm »
People I knew would talk about leaving but that's all they did. When it they realized we were really leaving, they asked why.
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