Hivemaker.
Queen Bee
Nothing they are not animals.
They are animals.
Nothing they are not animals.
Unless its something they're interested in they won't rock up
Tell the police that there are thousands of animals armed with barbed sword-like weapons on them, attacking people who go near. They may find that interesting?
This is an interesting thread on a subject I had not considered. With animals, both companion and farm, even the RSPCA has no automatic right of seizure. Only the Police can seize, usually at the direction of a qualified veterinary surgeon. ( With bees, maybe the Bee Inspector will do this role?)
Doubt it they don't have the resources to their day job.
Police will grant custody to the RSPCA after seizure.
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Unless its something they're interested in they won't rock up
I have no idea whether Bees would be classed under the Animal Welfare Act.
Nothing they are not animals as defined under the AWA
We cannot police ourselves, surely?
Why not? Far better than the Nanny state getting involved?
I would think any authority with powers to act under the law, would do so in conjunction with others who have expertise in bees.
Which laws exactly?
There was someone here recently who had 40 hives in a yard and the frass became an
issue apparently....
Just going back to the first post why would the RSPCA get involved! Were is the welfare issue. Bees are clearly doing well enough to propogate, the numbers wont cause an issue just the location. According to to info in the first post the locals had no idea about the bees in the garden so very hard to prove what nuisance had been caused/established until the swarms.
And for the record, if I found anyone snooping around my back entrance, they would find it pretty damn difficult to eat corn on the cob, if you get my drift.
It doesn't take regulations to express concern and care in an appropriate way.
And why are you concerned ?
The bees are plainly in good enough health to be reproducing.
Besides with BIBBA, B4 project, the Irish etc all now backing "rewilding" efforts I dont see any headway being made against someone choosing to not practice swarm control
And why are you concerned ?
The bees are plainly in good enough health to be reproducing.
Besides with BIBBA, B4 project, the Irish etc all now backing "rewilding" efforts I dont see any headway being made against someone choosing to not practice swarm control
Are you saying that there are no laws in England (either local council or otherwise) that regulate the keeping of bees in an urban apiary?
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