To Bee? or Not to Bee?
@snb7090 (62)
United States
May 10, 2017 2:07am CST
Recently the city where I live had to pass an ordinance saying that you are not allowed to keep bees in the city limits. Not sure why this was a problem but it was. I was shocked by the number of people that were upset about not being able to keep bees and crowded areas where people live.
How would you feel if your neighbor decided to be a beekeeper in their own backyard?
When I asked some of the upset citizens about this they said that people are poor and they should have access to grow and create their own food. Which is true enough but there is a place and time. In a city with 50,000 people is not the place.
I was wondering other people thoughts on keeping livestock in city limits.
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
10 May 17
We should know that even bees are useful for balancing our life cycle.
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@snb7090 (62)
• United States
10 May 17
They are and we have other bees as well that settle in and make hives around the city and there is not a lot you can do with them.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 May 17
I am guessing, could it be because of the risk of Africanized honey bees that are more aggressive and fast spreading in your country? Yes, I think there is a proper place.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 May 17
@snb7090 Oh I see, they want to go back to nature, btw Africanized bees are African bees that have already crossed bred with the regular honey bee and there is a possibility that they would inter breed with those colonies those people keep so guess it's safer if they do it somewhere where it is not densely populated.
@snb7090 (62)
• United States
10 May 17
No, I don't think we have any African bees. We do however have quite a few Eco-nuts that want to use any green space everywhere for farming including other people's back yards, tearing down buildings to make space, etc. Farms are a good idea, however, the city that I live in is not ready for urban farming.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
10 May 17
Plants need bees and bees need help - so I think it's a fairly dumb law.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 May 17
I can understand than bees could create a safety issue. They can swarm and attack a nearby child.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
10 May 17
We had a similar problem with goats in the township were I once lived..Then the management got strict and livestock was not allowed
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
10 May 17
Do people keep bee as a pet in your place?
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