>> I would think they could zone your area to ban the keeping of Bees if they wanted to.<<
Maybe so, but under the zoning law, that wouldn't affect me, I'd be what is called "grandfathered in" for almost all zoning purposes.
Unless bees were banned for health reasons, that trumps grandfathering.
However, it's not likely to happen in this place and time, because bees serve useful purposes, and are endangered by two kinds of destructive mites, tracheal mites and varroa mites. There are almost no wild bees left, just bees kept by beekeepers.
Any fruit or vegetable that requires bees for pollination also depends on bees kept by beekeepers.
Not to be unsympathetic to your son, but many people who claim to be allergic to bee venom are not truly allergic. A real bee allergy is a systemic reaction (anaphylactic type reaction), and is about as rare as being bitten by a shark. Most people who claim to be allergic to bees actually have severe local reactions, which is a red swollen area around the sting, which also itches, but locally.
If I had a neighbor who had anaphylactic reactions to bee venom, I would not keep bees.
The fact that a few of my neighbors are afraid of bees isn't enough to make me get rid of my bees. Most of the various neighbors who live nearby are not bothered by the bees, and are appreciative of the honey.
The guy who complains the loudest is really mostly p'o'ed about the fact that we have dandelions and clovers in our lawn, which drives him ape. |
