Recent content by thorn

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.

Surely your original post was a day early.

That was my thought too.

Lurk, learning from the advice given to others, until you've also learnt the ways of our members. I realised long ago that those with the sharpest tongues are often those whose advice can be the best. Unfortunately one or two of them frequently snipe rather than explain.

The OP's 300 miles north of you. It'll be two or three weeks at least before he sees any laurel.