Hello to all!
 
     I am a novice beekeeper and maintain a few hives at on spare land where I
     work (1st year). I am soon to purchase a home in the suburbs, however, and
     I've queried my existing neighbors as to their feelings on having hive's
     next door (to get a feel for my soon-to-be neighbors responses)
 
     Their response: Overwhelmingly negative ! :-(
     One person actually compared keeping bees to keeping poisonous snakes !!
 
     I was wondering if anyone out there can point me in the direction of books,
     articles, etc. which are geared to allaying irrational fears of the general
     populace, as concerning honeybees and safety. Help !
 
     Mike Beluch
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