>Yes.. your allowing your bees to trespass on those lands....  and by doing so,  you accept responsibility for them and their actions.  Standard case law in any state.

Is that really the position in the US?

My understanding of UK law is that bees are wild animals and therefore do not trespass.  The beekeeper might trespass if he enters the land for some reason, but even then he would have to do damage before the landowner had any claim.

If our bees were trespassing then the floodgates would surely open on claims for compensation.

Any legal experts out there?

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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