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- From: Just Bee <marty AT justbeenc.com>
- To: MarilynMark Clark <wazazi.wa.binti AT gmail.com>
- Cc: Orange County Bees <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] bees in suburbia
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:06:09 -0400
Hi Mark That is a lot to cover! First I'd ask in what town do you live in? All (now) allow bees so unless it's spelled out in your HOA that no bees...it's allowed. Personally I'd stop asking-telling neighbors. You seem to have the blessing of the 2 neighbors on either side so I'd stop there. I had a friend tell her neighbor she had lost a chicken and the neighbor said she could not have chickens...my friend told her she had chickens for 6 years and walked away to find her pet. Sounds like you are taking ever step to be a good neighbor so I'd leave it at that. I have a couple hives that are 6' from a street, but we placed lattice and climbing vines on it. That's pushing it a lot but the owner and all her neighbors LOVE the bees. They always stop by to say hi and see how they are doing. We are adding two urban( roof top) locations this year. Better education opportunities in that environment. So you should be fine. Stings: sorry but they happen. If your concern is a neighbor being stung then trying to blame you I'd say have a picture of a yellow jacket and a honeybee for them to see. Also ask where it happened and if the "bees" we're coming out if the ground. Almost always the case as yellow jackets are mistaken for HB's. Feeders: I find they will not take water that is near them. Place your feeders far away and a trick I do is to drip sugar syrup on the new feeder location. This brings in the foragers and the site is then "known". Also place something for them to land on in the feeders and your pond. Water Lilly's or cat tails. Next two not a issue and your right. Swarming: I'd tell the neighbors that yes next spring they may see your girls swarm. It's a great thing and play it up. Let them know all the issues with bees and why swarms are so important. Tell them they can video tape you catching them and either way they can have an AFV winner or a cool experience you both will cherish. Rights: ? Do you mean your "right" to have bees? This gets back to where you live. I just worked with the town of chapel hill to change there BAN on honeybees. We rewrote a provision in the planning departments "land use" provisions. Beekeeping is now legal in CH!! That took me 4 months! Carrboro laughed when i asked them about it. "how would we regulate a flying insect?" love those guys! So unless it's spelled out in your HOA that honeybees or "livestock" are not allowed then you are in the clear. Just keep offering to pass out honey. Robbing: I'm not sure why you "always" had robbing. Always adjust your entrance to the front to the size of your colony, but yea do it FAR away from the bees you have or you will invite more robbing in your yard. Never open feed or leave food on top of or near hives. Especially 2 new packages. If you ever have a semi used frame take it far away and in 2 days it will be cleaned up. Just freeze for a day after they are done and store in a container. Good luck! Marty Sent from my iPhone
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[ocba] bees in suburbia,
MarilynMark Clark, 04/15/2013
- Re: [ocba] bees in suburbia, Alwyn Smith, 04/15/2013
- Re: [ocba] bees in suburbia, Randall Austin, 04/15/2013
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Re: [ocba] bees in suburbia,
Just Bee, 04/15/2013
- Re: [ocba] bees in suburbia, MarilynMark Clark, 04/16/2013
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[ocba] bees in suburbia,
John Rintoul, 04/16/2013
- Re: [ocba] bees in suburbia, Just Bee, 04/16/2013
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