KSBY reported that santa Barbara County considers easing restrictions on backyard beehives. Wigle reported that we want to make sure we keep bees that are well adapted in Santa Barbara here in town,.

Wigle reported that our job is to take bees where they are unwanted to somewhere they are wanted,. Wigle reported that there isn’t a robot or a drone that is gonna pollinate all of our foods. It’s going to change our food choices and food prices,. Wigle reported that the goal was to get the county to have similar beekeeping rules as Santa Barbara,.

Wigle said, “We want to make sure we keep bees that are well adapted in Santa Barbara here in town,”.

Estimates indicated that backyard beehives in unincorporated Santa Barbara County could soon face fewer restrictions as county officials consider changes to rules governing where residents can keep bees. County supervisors have directed staff to develop proposed changes addressing hive locations, setbacks, and registration requirements. Staff is….

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