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BusyKnight <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 28 Nov 1995 18:47:38 -0600
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Mark,
   Since you asked for opinions, I'll give you mine. About 99%
of the damage his already been done by YOU!  You, like most bee-
keepers talk too much!  (And to this group, I include myself).
Its natural, we like bees and sharing our knowledge and interests.
IMHO you would have been better off NOT asking your neighbors.
If you are going to live in a "typical" subdivision, then you'll
have privacy fences (wooden) or at least some way to keep your
immediate neighbors from seeing the hive(s).  You have already
been sent several good suggestions on how to manage the hives &
your neighbors.  Keep them to just a couple, check your zoning
city ordances (if any), provide them water to drink (not your
neighbor's swimming pool), etc.  But let me warn you of one thing;
if your city ordance does allow for a hive or hives, you still may
not be able to keep bees if your neighbors don't want you too.
And all it takes is ONE neighbor!  Most all cities also have laws
on the books that allow for removal of "nuisance" pests.  So even
though you may be permitted to have honeybee hives, all that your
neighbor(s) have to do is claim that they're a nuisance and off
your bees go!  No matter how gentle or mild-mannered they are.
All it takes is for one little kid to get stung by a WASP and YOUR
bees are guilty! So my approach has always been: the fewer people
who know, the better.  And if any of the neighbors are on your side,
you better set aside some honey for them (their continued support is
by no means assured, especially if it was their kid who was stung)!
Sneek the hive in, get it outa sight (outa mind), place it so the
'flyway' is up high and not facing any neighbor or their dogs or
where kids play.  In short, "Don't advertise"!!!
BusyKnight
Dallas, TX
BusyKnight
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Dallas, Republic of Texas
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but
certainty is an absurd one. - Voltaire

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