I grew up in the town of Hempstead NY. I was told it was the first township in
the US to outlaw honeybees. I always thought it humerous to see all the bees on
blooms in fields and waste areas. We all got stung as kids anyway from the bees
on white clover on the lawns, *G*
 
Michael Reddell wrote:
 
> What city do you live in that has banned beekeeping?
> I'm in Gilroy CA, and we got such a law in 1995.
> It was brought on by a guy who had chickens running loose, roosting on
> cars, crowing at 3 A.M., getting in traffic and creating a general
> nuisance.  The city fathers passed a blanket law listing specific livestock
> and honey bees.
> The local bee association (at http://www.hotcity.com/~bees) is researching
> the background of the law in preparation to try to get it changed.
> One thing we are doing is collecting examples of reasonable beekeeping
> ordinances to present as evidence.  Obviously, we'll steer clear of your
> city's ordinance!
> Michael
>
> At 03:26 AM 1/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >Reply-to:      Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
> >From:          wd6esz <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >Kathy, Thanks for your suggested explanations.  Yes, she was marked. When I
> >said "unusual color", I was referring to the MARK that made me notice her
> >coming in for a landing.  And I ruled out that she was a new marked queen
> >because there were no other queens in the hive. And if it was a mating
> >flight, it seems she wouldn't be very successsful this time of year because
> >I'm in an urban area where beekeeping is illegal.
> >
> >Rich
> >
> >
> Michael