Hi Erik and Everyone, Somehow my bees just never learned to read :>) If a situation develops where a beekeepers bees become a public nuisance, then appropriate action for the public good must be taken against that beekeeper. And if a beekeeper is keeping bees without regard for public safety, then other beekeepers ought to be the first to privately inform that beekeeper and then, the public if necessary. I hope that such occasions are few, so that a beekeeper and his bees will be a non-issue for the general public. I think what the general public might be confronted with are aggressive bees in their home/business environment. And that's where beekeepers can publically come to the rescue. In a sense, that's where the problem of AHB's are significantly different than other bee problems. AHB's are a problem because they increase the chance of interaction with the generally beephobic public. Whereas, those other problems actually decrease that kind of interaction. An important part of educating the public, in an AHB area, is how to behave around and be aware of the bees in their environment. Maybe an equally important part of that message should concern the value of the beekeeper to public safety. And who would be better to educate the public that the beekeepers themselves. Regards Dennis Thinking that hiding this issue under a basket is only going to get a lot of beekeepers stung. -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---