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COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER APPLICATOR BEEKEEPER & BEE BROKER ALMOND GROWER PEST CONTROL ADVISER (PCA) BEEKEEPER & BEE BROKER • ENGAGE IN AGREEMENTS with growers. • REGISTER HIVES through the Bee Where program at BeeWhereCalifornia.com by Jan. 1 each year or upon hive arrival in California. • CHECK HIVE LOCATIONS and update locations with any hive movement using the Bee Where app. • CLEARLY MARK EACH COLONY with beekeeper contact information. • IMMEDIATELY REPORT suspected pesticide-related bee incidents to a grower or county agricultural commissioner at almond bloom and throughout the year. ALMOND GROWER • ENGAGE IN AGREEMENTS with beekeepers/bee brokers. • COMMUNICATE DETAILS and specifications of agreements, including pesticide applications, to beekeepers and other stakeholders down the chain (i.e., PCA, applicator). • FOLLOW PRACTICES in the Honey Bee Best Management Practices Quick Guide and, if applying pesticides, follow the Honey Bee BMP Quick Guide for Applicators. • CONTACT BEEKEEPERS 48 hours before a pesticide application. This includes beekeepers pollinating the orchard and beekeepers within 1 mile of the orchard. Ensure the appropriate individual (i.e., applicator) visits BeeWhereCalifornia.com to locate hives or contacts a county agricultural commissioner directly to locate hives within a 1-mile radius of the application site. – AN ADVANCED WARNING is mandatory for pesticide products with the statement "toxic to bees" on the Environmental Hazard section of the label and is recommended for all other applications, particularly during almond bloom. • IMMEDIATELY REPORT suspected pesticide-related bee incidents to a beekeeper or county agricultural commissioner at almond bloom and throughout the year. PEST CONTROL ADVISER (PCA) • COMMUNICATE DETAILS and specifications of pesticide application agreements made with the beekeeper, including specific application recommendations, to the applicator. • CONTACT BEEKEEPERS 48 hours before a pesticide application. This includes beekeepers located within 1 mile of the orchard. Ensure the appropriate individual (i.e., applicator) visits BeeWhereCalifornia.com or contacts a county agricultural commissioner directly to locate hives within a 1-mile radius of the application site. • FOLLOW PRACTICES in the Honey Bee Best Management Practices Quick Guide. – AN ADVANCED WARNING is mandatory for pesticide products with the statement "toxic to bees" on the Environmental Hazard section of the label and is recommended for all other applications, particularly during almond bloom. • IMMEDIATELY REPORT suspected pesticide-related bee incidents to the grower, beekeeper or county agricultural commissioner at almond bloom and throughout the year. APPLICATOR • FOLLOW PRACTICES in the Honey Bee Best Management Quick Guide for Applicators and relay messages to the spray-rig driver. • CONTACT BEEKEEPERS 48 hours before a pesticide application. This includes beekeepers pollinating the orchard and beekeepers within 1 mile of the orchard. Visit BeeWhereCalifornia.com or contact a county agricultural commissioner directly to locate hives within a 1-mile radius of the application site. – AN ADVANCED WARNING is mandatory for pesticide products with the statement "toxic to bees" on the Environmental Hazard section of the label and is recommended for all other applications, particularly during almond bloom. • IMMEDIATELY REPORT suspected pesticide-related bee incidents to the grower, beekeeper or county agricultural commissioner. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER • OVERSEE HIVE REGISTRATION and map via CalAgPermits and the Bee Where program. • PROVIDE PESTICIDE APPLICATORS with contact information for beekeepers with hives registered within a 1-mile radius of the application site. • INVESTIGATE REPORTS of suspected pesticide-related bee incidents. 5