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Neighbors Stand Up Against Beekeeper After They Refuse To Give Up Their Hobby For A Neighbor’ s Allergic Kid’ s Sake

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Nobody said you need to be BFFs with your neighbor. For most of us, tolerating them enough to not get annoyed by the tiny little things is already a blessing, and genuinely getting along sounds like a scenario from a fantasy movie. So this time, we are diving into the next-door drama that has divided people on the internet, showing not everything is straightforward when it comes to looking for truth in the midst of two neighbors. The story was posted on r/AITA by the redditor u/buzzilovebeesbuzz, and you guessed it, the person really loves their bees. "I have been keeping bees as a hobby for six years now. I have 4 hives in my suburban backyard along with a large garden," the author wrote and assured readers that beekeeping is perfectly legal and that their hives are properly registered. But it turned out that the neighbors who recently moved in have a son who's highly allergic to bees. For this reason, the new neighbors asked the author to get rid of the bees but as you may imagine, it just didn't feel like an option for someone who's been thoroughly invested in beekeeping for quite a while. Conflict ensued and reached the town hall, where the new neighbors tried a legal path to outlaw the bees altogether. Let's see the whole incident in full right below, and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments!

This person asks if they were wrong to refuse to get rid of their bees since the new neighbor s son is highly allergic to them

Image credits: Pexels (not the actual photo)

Here s the full story of the incident the beekeeper posted on the r AITA subreddit

Image credits: buzzilovebeesbuzz For ordinary bee stings, home treatment is almost always enough to treat the affected area. However, for some who are severely allergic to bee stings, or if a person has had multiple stings, immediate medical treatment should be given. In most cases, if you're allergic to bee stings, your doctor is likely to prescribe an emergency epinephrine auto injector (EpiPen, Auvi-Q, others). You'll need to have it with you at all times. This autoinjector works by injecting a single dose of medication with a concealed needle and a combined syringe. Those who have been prescribed an autoinjector have to make sure both they and their closest ones know how to use one if there's an emergent situation.

Many people supported the author of the post and this is what they had to comment

Others said the beekeeper was wrong and that the kid s health should be the most important

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Plus they fly so I could be stung anywhere in the world, is not like they're dogs! 263 263points reply Rick Rick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I agree with you. Now, if the scenario was containing wasps instead of bees I would feel totally differently about it, as wasps seem to go out of their way to attack and are very aggressive in nature. 93 93points reply Load More Replies... Sivi Sivi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Its around now wasp are more aggressiv as they stop taking care of their young and goes for more sweet things. 2 2points reply BisexualBaddie BisexualBaddie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago EXACTLY. Like, the wasps main purpose is to harm people. They secretly target you and come to ruin your life. 0 0points reply Llewella Llewella Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm highly allergic to bees/wasps etc to. My mom insisted when I was little to learn about these bugs, so that I can reduce the risk of getting stung. Stuff like not wearing perfume or eating/drinking sugary stuff outside, it's actually pretty easy, haven't been stung for over 25 years 36 36points reply Marky Mark Marky Mark Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yup. I have one hive in my back yard. We walk within 2 meters of it in shorts and t-shirts every day and never get stung. The bees have no interest in humans unless you are actively threatening the hive. 10 meters away the bees are well away from the hive and will only sting if you grab them / step on them. 32 32points reply Anna Repp Anna Repp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) My grandfather was a beekeeper and I spent summers in his summer home (dacha in Russian.) The bees never ever stung me and always went about their own business, even though I would walk by only a few meters away from the hives. If you are not standing right next to the hives, the concentration of bees in the air is the same as it is on any other meadow or garden. They do not fly in groups and cover large distances to look for pollen, flying in every direction, so they will not be swarming over the neighbors' garden or house. 2 2points reply FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My understanding is--usually--bees don't sting unless provoked, so keep the kid and parents away from the hives. Also, it sucks to be allergic to bee stings, but they're EVERYwhere (thank goddess) so the kid needs to learn to live in a world with bees. We need bees. We don't need to get rid of them. 29 29points reply Eucritta Eucritta Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm allergic too. I used to be terrified of bees, though - because my mum was - so I can understand that too. Learning I could live with them in close proximity without much risk was such a relief. 17 17points reply Estelle Winwoode Estelle Winwoode Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love your comment - "Learning I could live with them in close proximity without much risk was such a relief". 3 3points reply Anastacia WiecKyr Anastacia WiecKyr Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Me too. Our neighbour has 8 hives and he takes great care of them. We grow organic herbs so get lots of them in our gardens. I have never been stung. And he always gives us honey. We must learn to live WITH nature not against it. 13 13points reply Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And I would add, if I was a parent to a kiddo like that and it would worry me, I would actively ask around about this. It's an awkward situation, that's for sure. 4 4points reply Karen Lyon Karen Lyon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Exactly. We had a beekeeper come to the private school where I taught many years ago and talk about how he cared for them, all that kind of stuff. He brought a hive into our quite small assembly room and showed us the bees crawling around on it. No incidents, no issues. There's more than a little overreacting going on with this post, not to mention some control issues. 2 2points reply Destiny Kruse Destiny Kruse Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. There's a huge difference between the number of bees the average person encounters versus someone near four hives, which will house somewhere around 80,000 bees. EIGHTY THOUSAND BEES. See the difference? -4 -4points reply Kristal Kristal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's interesting that the "YTA" crowd assumes her hobby hasn't killed anyone yet. Bees do their own thing, they could sting someone miles away and that person could also die. I mean, we cannot get rid of bees because people are allergic. By the sounds of it, she has an ample garden so the bees wouldn't be swarming the neighbors or anything. For me, the biggest issue is the fact that her bees are established and new people are asking for her to get rid of them, it feels a bit entitled. 191 191points reply Louloubelle Louloubelle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And we NEED bees. And as you pointed out, this child could get stung anywhere. So, I'm with you, a bit entitled. 101 101points reply Load More Replies... Marie Claire Lafreniere Marie Claire Lafreniere Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago A suburb that has bees going a 3m radius is serving not much to the planet bruh 0 0points reply J Shah J Shah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago What? I don't understand what you said 0 0points reply Bernd Herbert Bernd Herbert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Sounds to me those people imagine a backyard swarming with bees. Bees are everywhere…luckily. Kid may still go outside and not get stung 15 15points reply Pernille Dyre Pernille Dyre Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Good perspective. The parents made a mistanke. If they feel unsave... move again. It's not the neighbour nor the bees fault. And i'm the allegic one!!!!! 5 5points reply Christine Coles Christine Coles Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agree. If I had a child with a bee sting allergy AND was looking to buy a house,, I would visit ALL of the neighbours asking if they keep bees BEFORE I buy in the area. My late son, had an extreme allergy to bee stings when in his teens. He just took natural precautions..= shoes on when walking on grass, being observant when in the countryside, carried an epi-pen 3 3points reply Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Why are people downvoting @Premislaus de Colo ? Sure , I don't agree with him , but he's just providing info . EVeryone has their own opinions . Don't downvote somebody just because they don't have your perspective . -2 -2points reply Kristal Kristal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago IBear - I didn't even see his comment. Perhaps people are downvoting because he is basing all his reasoning on the laws in his community that the person in this article clearly does not live. She said that she is fully legal and following all local requirements, so, this means that the neighbors blatantly disregarded the visible marking (if OP is local to Premislaus's country) or OP does not live in Premislaus's country and is thusly not at fault for the neighbors not noticing. It's hard to upvote a person when they are applying rules from their country to a situation in another country and call it logic. 5 5points reply Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Oh my , thank you @Kristal , I didn't even notice ! My bad , sorry everybody ! 1 1point reply Vladimíra Matejová Vladimíra Matejová Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago @Kristal it is ok that OP is legal. but i also understand the neighbours perspective. it is a difficult situation. premislaus is saying how it works in other countries and i think it is good they have to put a warning if they have bees. it does not harm bees it helps the ppl. in my country we have the beware of the dog sign ( probably not mandatory). are we now downvoting ppl just for sharing how it works elsewhere? isnt it better to find it as an inspiration in some cases? yes bees are everywhere. the kid can get a sting from any bee. but if i had bees and the kid died of a bee sting i would be thinking at night if i could have prevented it somehow. yes maybe the kid misbehaved. but they are kids. i am not saying op has to remove the bees. maybe op could move them further from the neighbours if possible? maybe add some barrier between their yards so the bees would prefer to fly to the other side. not sure how high they are able to fly. i am not good at bees and their habbits 0 0points reply Vladimíra Matejová Vladimíra Matejová Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago he doesnt even assume the laws are the same he just says how it works in his country and i see the law to put a warning sign for bees as useful for everyone. the new neighbours would see the sign and probably buy a house elsewhere preventing the problem. i am terrified of bees. i would certainly buy a different house if i saw such a sign. no reason for downvote. ppl always downvote if they dont agree. i got downvoted too just for sharing my personal experience and explicitely saying that it is my personal experience and it does not apply in general but things happen ( different topic) so that we should nit generalise as there are some exception to a rule. but no. you dont agree 100%, just 80% so you get downvoted. ppl should listen to each other more 0 0points reply Destiny Kruse Destiny Kruse Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. The average hive has around 20,000 bees. She has four. That's 80,000 bees. No one living in a suburb has a garden ample enough to house 80,000 bees. -5 -5points reply Anna Repp Anna Repp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago s I commented above, my grandfather was a beekeeper and he had like 8 or 20 hives. I spent summers at his place and the bees never bothered me. They fly away in search for food and they are not swarming over the hives nor over the area around them. If you are not standing right next to a hive, you would not be able to tell that there are more bees around than in any other meadow or garden. 4 4points reply Premislaus de Colo Premislaus de Colo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Everything depends on laws, protection and goodwill. I absolutely understand the neighbour's concern and I write that as a beekeeper with 12-years of experience. Of course, bees are everywhere (sadly less and less of them now) and you can get stung everywhere if you don't know what you're doing. But living next to hive increases this significantly. I do not know what are legal requirements for beekeeping in that country, but in my country I have a legal obligation to mark in a visible place on the fence that there are bees within the premises, even if it's only 4 families. If this was the case in the OP country, his neighbours would not have purchased that house aware of their son's condition. Four families do not generate enough income to take the risk of anaphylactic shock. I'm YTA on this one. -19 -19points reply Tiggy Darling Tiggy Darling Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If a person with a cat allergy moves next door to a person with cats, do they have to get rid of their cats? The neighbour should have researched the house before moving in and expecting others to change for them. 138 138points reply Maiun Maiun Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Totally agree, if they are so worried about their son they should have checked out their neighbours before they brought a house. 77 77points reply Load More Replies... Leodavinci Leodavinci Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It should be a given for anyone looking to buy/rent a home or apartment to check out the neighbors. Knock on their door, introduce yourself, and make casual inquiries. 13 13points reply Bruce Mills Bruce Mills Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago There was a woman that wanted to chop down all oak trees in a whole suburb because her son was allergic to nuts. That was veto'd, but I feel its the same principle in terms of imposing your views on the world and people around you. Weighted a bit in this case, as chance of bee reaction is greater than acorn/nut reaction, but they're asking for the same concession. 17 17points reply Reynard Reynard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I call BS on this. Oak trees do not produce nuts. -1 -1point reply Kristal Kristal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Wtf you think acorns are, Reynard, vegetables? 7 7points reply Christina Uhlir Christina Uhlir Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Why would anybody eat nuts from neighborhood trees when allergic to them????? I can't happen by accident. 1 1point reply Reynard Reynard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago OK, I admit my mistake, but nobody eats acorns. Have you ever eaten one? 0 0points reply John Baker John Baker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've never eaten one, no, but acorns, both whole and ground as flour, were part of the diet of many Native American peoples. And yes, even today, some people do eat them. 6 6points reply Marty BlackEagle-Carl Marty BlackEagle-Carl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "Acorns can be ground to make flour for bread, pancakes, pastries, cookies and even pasta. If you plan to do this, it's best to leach with cold water to preserve the starch and help the dough hold together better. If you're going to keep your acorns whole, or at least chunky, you can leach them with boiling water." 3 3points reply Christen Morrison Christen Morrison Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agreed. It sucks as a circumstance, but people need to understand that other people do not need to cater to you. I'm allergic to bees and do you know what I do all summer? Be EXTRA careful outside and have quick access to medication. A bee sting can happen anywhere. Sounds like the parents just need to supervise their child outside and have his epi pen extra handy when he is. 4 4points reply Not PC Not PC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago How do you research bee hives in the winter? 0 0points reply Destiny Kruse Destiny Kruse Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yeah but you can keep your cats on your property. As far as I know there's no such thing as a leash for bees... 0 0points reply Christina Uhlir Christina Uhlir Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you let your cats out, they will not stay on your property. Cats on leashes !??? 0 0points reply Gabby M Gabby M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The kid's allergy is so bad he's been previously hospitalized for it though. That's not the same as a cat allergy. 0 0points reply Alex Luiz Alex Luiz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Cars kill quite a lot of children every year. Maybe everyone in the neighbourhood should stop diving those, too. 2 2points reply Eli Klimentova Eli Klimentova Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) This comment is hidden. Click here to view. That’s not the same thing though. Most cats live indoors and even if they are outdoor cats, they’re fairly easy to avoid, just don’t come near them. Bees on the other hand will just buzz around the garden. I agree new neighbors should’ve done their homework but you’re comparing apples and pears -8 -8points reply AnimalsRuleHumansDrool AnimalsRuleHumansDrool Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Bees are everywhere, you can't just get rid of them, the world would be worse. 11 11points reply Reynard Reynard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Honey bees are an invasive species in North America: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/are-honey-bees-native-north-america?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products -9 -9points reply John Baker John Baker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Honey bees are an *introduced* species. "Invasive species" is a term generally reserved for non-beneficial or harmful species that were accidentally or illegally introduced - Burmese pythons in Florida, for one example. 9 9points reply Load More Comments POST Alexandra Davis Alexandra Davis Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Im highly allergic to bees and have lived next to them, bees don't bother anyone if you don't bother them. Plus they fly so I could be stung anywhere in the world, is not like they're dogs! 263 263points reply Rick Rick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) I agree with you. Now, if the scenario was containing wasps instead of bees I would feel totally differently about it, as wasps seem to go out of their way to attack and are very aggressive in nature. 93 93points reply Load More Replies... Sivi Sivi Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Its around now wasp are more aggressiv as they stop taking care of their young and goes for more sweet things. 2 2points reply BisexualBaddie BisexualBaddie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago EXACTLY. Like, the wasps main purpose is to harm people. They secretly target you and come to ruin your life. 0 0points reply Llewella Llewella Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm highly allergic to bees/wasps etc to. My mom insisted when I was little to learn about these bugs, so that I can reduce the risk of getting stung. Stuff like not wearing perfume or eating/drinking sugary stuff outside, it's actually pretty easy, haven't been stung for over 25 years 36 36points reply Marky Mark Marky Mark Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yup. I have one hive in my back yard. We walk within 2 meters of it in shorts and t-shirts every day and never get stung. The bees have no interest in humans unless you are actively threatening the hive. 10 meters away the bees are well away from the hive and will only sting if you grab them / step on them. 32 32points reply Anna Repp Anna Repp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) My grandfather was a beekeeper and I spent summers in his summer home (dacha in Russian.) The bees never ever stung me and always went about their own business, even though I would walk by only a few meters away from the hives. If you are not standing right next to the hives, the concentration of bees in the air is the same as it is on any other meadow or garden. They do not fly in groups and cover large distances to look for pollen, flying in every direction, so they will not be swarming over the neighbors' garden or house. 2 2points reply FrancesCat FrancesCat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My understanding is--usually--bees don't sting unless provoked, so keep the kid and parents away from the hives. Also, it sucks to be allergic to bee stings, but they're EVERYwhere (thank goddess) so the kid needs to learn to live in a world with bees. We need bees. We don't need to get rid of them. 29 29points reply Eucritta Eucritta Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm allergic too. I used to be terrified of bees, though - because my mum was - so I can understand that too. Learning I could live with them in close proximity without much risk was such a relief. 17 17points reply Estelle Winwoode Estelle Winwoode Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love your comment - "Learning I could live with them in close proximity without much risk was such a relief". 3 3points reply Anastacia WiecKyr Anastacia WiecKyr Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Me too. Our neighbour has 8 hives and he takes great care of them. We grow organic herbs so get lots of them in our gardens. I have never been stung. And he always gives us honey. We must learn to live WITH nature not against it. 13 13points reply Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And I would add, if I was a parent to a kiddo like that and it would worry me, I would actively ask around about this. It's an awkward situation, that's for sure. 4 4points reply Karen Lyon Karen Lyon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Exactly. We had a beekeeper come to the private school where I taught many years ago and talk about how he cared for them, all that kind of stuff. He brought a hive into our quite small assembly room and showed us the bees crawling around on it. No incidents, no issues. There's more than a little overreacting going on with this post, not to mention some control issues. 2 2points reply Destiny Kruse Destiny Kruse Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. There's a huge difference between the number of bees the average person encounters versus someone near four hives, which will house somewhere around 80,000 bees. EIGHTY THOUSAND BEES. See the difference? -4 -4points reply Kristal Kristal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It's interesting that the "YTA" crowd assumes her hobby hasn't killed anyone yet. Bees do their own thing, they could sting someone miles away and that person could also die. I mean, we cannot get rid of bees because people are allergic. By the sounds of it, she has an ample garden so the bees wouldn't be swarming the neighbors or anything. For me, the biggest issue is the fact that her bees are established and new people are asking for her to get rid of them, it feels a bit entitled. 191 191points reply Louloubelle Louloubelle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago And we NEED bees. And as you pointed out, this child could get stung anywhere. So, I'm with you, a bit entitled. 101 101points reply Load More Replies... Marie Claire Lafreniere Marie Claire Lafreniere Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago A suburb that has bees going a 3m radius is serving not much to the planet bruh 0 0points reply J Shah J Shah Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago What? I don't understand what you said 0 0points reply Bernd Herbert Bernd Herbert Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Sounds to me those people imagine a backyard swarming with bees. Bees are everywhere…luckily. Kid may still go outside and not get stung 15 15points reply Pernille Dyre Pernille Dyre Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Good perspective. The parents made a mistanke. If they feel unsave... move again. It's not the neighbour nor the bees fault. And i'm the allegic one!!!!! 5 5points reply Christine Coles Christine Coles Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agree. If I had a child with a bee sting allergy AND was looking to buy a house,, I would visit ALL of the neighbours asking if they keep bees BEFORE I buy in the area. My late son, had an extreme allergy to bee stings when in his teens. He just took natural precautions..= shoes on when walking on grass, being observant when in the countryside, carried an epi-pen 3 3points reply Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Why are people downvoting @Premislaus de Colo ? Sure , I don't agree with him , but he's just providing info . EVeryone has their own opinions . Don't downvote somebody just because they don't have your perspective . -2 -2points reply Kristal Kristal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago IBear - I didn't even see his comment. Perhaps people are downvoting because he is basing all his reasoning on the laws in his community that the person in this article clearly does not live. She said that she is fully legal and following all local requirements, so, this means that the neighbors blatantly disregarded the visible marking (if OP is local to Premislaus's country) or OP does not live in Premislaus's country and is thusly not at fault for the neighbors not noticing. It's hard to upvote a person when they are applying rules from their country to a situation in another country and call it logic. 5 5points reply Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Oh my , thank you @Kristal , I didn't even notice ! My bad , sorry everybody ! 1 1point reply Vladimíra Matejová Vladimíra Matejová Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago @Kristal it is ok that OP is legal. but i also understand the neighbours perspective. it is a difficult situation. premislaus is saying how it works in other countries and i think it is good they have to put a warning if they have bees. it does not harm bees it helps the ppl. in my country we have the beware of the dog sign ( probably not mandatory). are we now downvoting ppl just for sharing how it works elsewhere? isnt it better to find it as an inspiration in some cases? yes bees are everywhere. the kid can get a sting from any bee. but if i had bees and the kid died of a bee sting i would be thinking at night if i could have prevented it somehow. yes maybe the kid misbehaved. but they are kids. i am not saying op has to remove the bees. maybe op could move them further from the neighbours if possible? maybe add some barrier between their yards so the bees would prefer to fly to the other side. not sure how high they are able to fly. i am not good at bees and their habbits 0 0points reply Vladimíra Matejová Vladimíra Matejová Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 months ago he doesnt even assume the laws are the same he just says how it works in his country and i see the law to put a warning sign for bees as useful for everyone. the new neighbours would see the sign and probably buy a house elsewhere preventing the problem. i am terrified of bees. i would certainly buy a different house if i saw such a sign. no reason for downvote. ppl always downvote if they dont agree. i got downvoted too just for sharing my personal experience and explicitely saying that it is my personal experience and it does not apply in general but things happen ( different topic) so that we should nit generalise as there are some exception to a rule. but no. you dont agree 100%, just 80% so you get downvoted. ppl should listen to each other more 0 0points reply Destiny Kruse Destiny Kruse Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. The average hive has around 20,000 bees. She has four. That's 80,000 bees. No one living in a suburb has a garden ample enough to house 80,000 bees. -5 -5points reply Anna Repp Anna Repp Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago s I commented above, my grandfather was a beekeeper and he had like 8 or 20 hives. I spent summers at his place and the bees never bothered me. They fly away in search for food and they are not swarming over the hives nor over the area around them. If you are not standing right next to a hive, you would not be able to tell that there are more bees around than in any other meadow or garden. 4 4points reply Premislaus de Colo Premislaus de Colo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Everything depends on laws, protection and goodwill. I absolutely understand the neighbour's concern and I write that as a beekeeper with 12-years of experience. Of course, bees are everywhere (sadly less and less of them now) and you can get stung everywhere if you don't know what you're doing. But living next to hive increases this significantly. I do not know what are legal requirements for beekeeping in that country, but in my country I have a legal obligation to mark in a visible place on the fence that there are bees within the premises, even if it's only 4 families. If this was the case in the OP country, his neighbours would not have purchased that house aware of their son's condition. Four families do not generate enough income to take the risk of anaphylactic shock. I'm YTA on this one. -19 -19points reply Tiggy Darling Tiggy Darling Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If a person with a cat allergy moves next door to a person with cats, do they have to get rid of their cats? The neighbour should have researched the house before moving in and expecting others to change for them. 138 138points reply Maiun Maiun Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Totally agree, if they are so worried about their son they should have checked out their neighbours before they brought a house. 77 77points reply Load More Replies... Leodavinci Leodavinci Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It should be a given for anyone looking to buy/rent a home or apartment to check out the neighbors. Knock on their door, introduce yourself, and make casual inquiries. 13 13points reply Bruce Mills Bruce Mills Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago There was a woman that wanted to chop down all oak trees in a whole suburb because her son was allergic to nuts. That was veto'd, but I feel its the same principle in terms of imposing your views on the world and people around you. Weighted a bit in this case, as chance of bee reaction is greater than acorn/nut reaction, but they're asking for the same concession. 17 17points reply Reynard Reynard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I call BS on this. Oak trees do not produce nuts. -1 -1point reply Kristal Kristal Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Wtf you think acorns are, Reynard, vegetables? 7 7points reply Christina Uhlir Christina Uhlir Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Why would anybody eat nuts from neighborhood trees when allergic to them????? I can't happen by accident. 1 1point reply Reynard Reynard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago OK, I admit my mistake, but nobody eats acorns. Have you ever eaten one? 0 0points reply John Baker John Baker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I've never eaten one, no, but acorns, both whole and ground as flour, were part of the diet of many Native American peoples. And yes, even today, some people do eat them. 6 6points reply Marty BlackEagle-Carl Marty BlackEagle-Carl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago "Acorns can be ground to make flour for bread, pancakes, pastries, cookies and even pasta. If you plan to do this, it's best to leach with cold water to preserve the starch and help the dough hold together better. If you're going to keep your acorns whole, or at least chunky, you can leach them with boiling water." 3 3points reply Christen Morrison Christen Morrison Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Agreed. It sucks as a circumstance, but people need to understand that other people do not need to cater to you. I'm allergic to bees and do you know what I do all summer? Be EXTRA careful outside and have quick access to medication. A bee sting can happen anywhere. Sounds like the parents just need to supervise their child outside and have his epi pen extra handy when he is. 4 4points reply Not PC Not PC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago How do you research bee hives in the winter? 0 0points reply Destiny Kruse Destiny Kruse Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Yeah but you can keep your cats on your property. As far as I know there's no such thing as a leash for bees... 0 0points reply Christina Uhlir Christina Uhlir Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago If you let your cats out, they will not stay on your property. Cats on leashes !??? 0 0points reply Gabby M Gabby M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago The kid's allergy is so bad he's been previously hospitalized for it though. That's not the same as a cat allergy. 0 0points reply Alex Luiz Alex Luiz Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Cars kill quite a lot of children every year. Maybe everyone in the neighbourhood should stop diving those, too. 2 2points reply Eli Klimentova Eli Klimentova Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago (edited) This comment is hidden. Click here to view. That’s not the same thing though. Most cats live indoors and even if they are outdoor cats, they’re fairly easy to avoid, just don’t come near them. Bees on the other hand will just buzz around the garden. I agree new neighbors should’ve done their homework but you’re comparing apples and pears -8 -8points reply AnimalsRuleHumansDrool AnimalsRuleHumansDrool Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Bees are everywhere, you can't just get rid of them, the world would be worse. 11 11points reply Reynard Reynard Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Honey bees are an invasive species in North America: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/are-honey-bees-native-north-america?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products -9 -9points reply John Baker John Baker Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Honey bees are an *introduced* species. 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