Since the African bee has already arrived at this part of America I think I
can make a comment on this subject. In Brazil I saw people that kept small nu-
clei (up to 5 combs) of africanized bees in urban areas. One trick is to always
keep those nuclei in elevated areas, like terraces. In semi-urban areas (suburb
s) one can keep larger hives protecting them from external disturbs by using
a "cerca-viva" (the literal translation would be "live-fence", a fence made of
dense bushs, usually nectar or/and pollen producing). However, I do not recomme
nd to keep africanized bees in the circunstances above. Accidents happen. A
group of boys with some stones in a cloudy day can cause a lot of trouble for
the neighborhood.
 
Danilo Fonseca