Hi All
 
I remember once reading on the inside of a chappy (type of chewing
gum here that has obscure trivia printed on its wrappers) wrapper
that there is a twon in Tennessee where an old municipal bylaw
prohibits bees from flying over the town, either in a swarm or
singly. (must have been that Jim Bean/m whiskey that is being so
aggressively marketed here at present that did the trick)
 
In Harare, Zimbabwe - in the heart of AHB of Africa's domain it is
perfectly legal to keep bees in an urban area. People just act
sensibly around them and the bees educate people who don't into doing
so next time.
 
In most towns in south africa beekeeping is not allowed in urban
areas, although many beekeepers use urban areas as a source of new
colonies, collabourating with local authorities to put empty old hive
boxes in the towns. Many leave them there once full because they 'did
not know' the bees had moved in. (I know of a guy in Durban about a
thousand kilometrs up the coast from me who aquires over  a thousand
new swarms this way each year)
 
Anyhow, keep well
 
Garth
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Garth Cambray       Camdini Apiaries
15 Park Road        Apis melifera capensis
Grahamstown         800mm annual precipitation
6139
Eastern Cape
South Africa               Phone 27-0461-311663
 
On holiday for a few months     Rhodes University
Which means: working with bees 15 hours a day!
Interests: Fliis and bees
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