Public Comments

Please support SB927 without amendments. As a beekeeper I need to make decisions about my apiary and for the benefit of my bees.

I support bill 927 with no amendments.   Please continue to support large farmers small farmers and pollinators a like.  Let those who know remain in charge.

1. I feel that it is very important that Senate Bill 927 be passed as is (ie without amendments). Bees and pollinators are a very important part of our ecosystem and allowing/not allowing them on the whims of local leaders is detrimental to beekeeping. The WV Dept of Ag already has best practices in place to mitigate any problems involved. I thank you in advance for your consideration

1. Please support sb-927. Protect our pollinators!

1. Please pass sb-927 without amendments. We need the Dept of Agriculture to be the sole authority regulating beekeeping.

I am requesting that SB 927 be passed. The WVDA should be the regulating authority on beekeeping in our state.  They do a fantastic job and it eliminates undue, oppressive regulations from local communities that seek to limit beekeeping. Pollinators are essential to us all and beekeeping should not be made potentially more restrictive. Thank you!

1. Please support the bill without amendments.

I am in full support of SB927!

Please move bill SB 927 ahead without any changes.

I strongly support protecting bees and the beekeepers who care for them. Bees are essential to our food supply, local farms, and healthy ecosystems. Science-based, consistent protections are critical to keeping pollinators strong and agriculture thriving.

Protecting bees means protecting our food, our farmers, and our future.

Please support bill 927

• I am in favor of Senate Bill 927. Bees are so crucial to our environment in many ways.  Pollination is essential for many plants to produce fruit and seeds and to also the continuation of plant life.  Honey is also a valuable resource for antioxidant, wound healing, soothing sore throats, and improving heart health.

Honey Bees are beneficial to everyone.

West Virginia needs to be one of the first to protect the bees . Start banning weed killers . Bees are life for humans . With out bees we are in major trouble . We need to start making insensitive for people to start bee keeping . Maybe even. A tax credit for every hive up to 5 .  Honey bees keep us feed , we need to protect the them !

Senate Bill 927 needs to pass!  Beekeepers are a diverse group of people, democrats, republicans, and Independents and most importantly motivated voters. Beekeepers are farms and their bees provide the essence of life to the plants we eat and the beautiful flowers the decorate our landscapes and homes.