In article , Duncan
wrote:



That's got me wondering...

Is there actually any law against keeping a bee-hive in an urban back
garden? Or any catch-all "nuisance" laws that could be used to get them
removed?

Bear two things in mind:

1) Most plants require pollination by bees to reproduce - that's how
flowers evolved to become what they are, and that's what they are
for!!!

2) Most wild bees in Britain have been wiped out by disease. Therefore
the majority of pollinating honeybees are kept by beekeepers.

given this, the law is very kind to beekeepers. If it weren't for them,
forget about rec.uk.gardening. There would be precious little
gardening/fruit/trees left.

But most beekeepers (including me) are insured.

Why are you so worried about bees? Compare the damage to human lives
caused per annum by bees to that caused by cars.

L

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