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Is there any 'livestock' animal in the UK that requires the sort of over the top licencing and/or qualifications being mooted on this thread.
Gives the impression of snooty, superior beekeepers imho
you'll be banning 2 hive owners next
Keeping just about any livestock in the UK requires registration - even hens if you have more than 50 Hens have to be registered.
All cattle and pigs need to be accounted for ...
It's mainly about traceability and limiting disease but .... we are not far off that with Honeybees. I'd welcome registration and I'm ...