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Those who are positively aggressive do have a different buzz.

And they'll have a feast before they go. Hence the OP only getting about a super of honey per hive.

That's 2.472kg. But for how much?

Not opening in Leeds yet

Cursed. I did a demaree last week. Went back today to knock down queen cells, to find that somehow, after marking the queen I put her in the wrong box.

Leeds, West Yorkshire. Check the price of English honey in your local supermarkets and match them.

For the last couple of years I've sold at £6 for a 340g jar, or £5 for those taking 10 or more. This year I'll go up to £7/£6.

Probably teachers. Doctors rate them as the worst patients and lawyers as the worst clients for the reasons you give.

Like Dani says, go knocking on doors. I found myself apiaries by doing just that in Thorner and Shadwell, both within your 19 mile radius. You'll doubtless be able to find somewhere very much closer to home.

I prefer a jacket and thick jeans to a suit. However, this morning I found myself sharing the hood with two bees. Fortunately they came from a very calm colony and allowed me to take my jacket off without stinging me. I suspect they came in from the hem. The jacket has a drawstring but this...

Me too, usually before inspecting, and I never close up the hives.

Yes, the USA is famed for its food safety standards.

You seem rather dismissive of or blind to the problems that someone living next to a beekeeper can face if that beekeeper doesn't give a damn. And I say that as someone who has three hives in his garden. The OP has a right to quiet enjoyment of his garden

A solicitor would probably recommend mediation as a first step. And some local authorities offer or used to offer a mediation service.

If you have legal expenses insurance attached to your household policy, activate it and get advice from a solicitor.

Is there any reason these frames can't be put through a steamer and the wax replaced?

No, it was the small claims track of the county court, abbreviated to small claims court in common parlance.

Had I been advising you in a legal capacity I would have asked how the hives are accessed. If they can be reached without causing damage, say by climbing over a gate, I would have suggested writing to the landowner asking for access to retrieve your property at a set time. If he did not come...

This time next year....

I think you've missed the pirate's point.