As the thread began with Colonsay reserve I suppose it's worth making the point that without general support from the beekeeping community it wouldn't have happened
Perhaps in fairness it was driven by the AMM enthusiasts and relied to some extent on passive support from the rest of Scotland's beekeepers
It's probably wrong to interpret that as the general beekeeping population showing any a desire to keep AMM bees
Certainly lots of inexperienced new bee keepers are sold on AMM but people who have kept bees for years probably not
The comments made by the SBA President (who was an active supporter) have unfairly come under fire from the Amm lobby
The next time they need that passive support it might not be so forthcoming