If it comes to moving the bees, I would suggest doing it, if possible,
without anyone knowing that they have been moved.  Leave empty hives in
place of the current ones (they should look the same).  Then if
complaints keep coming in you can point out that you moved your bees X
weeks ago.  The culprits could never have been yours.

I suggest this because most bee complaints have no relationship to bees,
or even yellow jackets.  They relate to seeing bee hives.  We had a
woman take a complaint to the local government to remove an ordinance
allowing keeping ov honeybees.  Her efforts fell to pieces when it was
revealed that there were no bees in the hives.  They had all died the
previous winter (they are prone to do that in this area).

--
"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)

Tom Elliott
Chugiak,  Alaska
U.S.A.
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