Bee Keeping?
 

Here in Brooklyn, I enjoy Bee Keeping. Planning to join the TV community in the next 12 months. 1-is keeping bees allowed? 2-is there a club for that? Thanks! Nothing better than honey that you harvested yourself!

I'm not definitive, but I am unaware of any apiaries in The Villages.

I Don't think your neighbors would appreciate
your hobby.

We need all the pollinators we can get!


If no club, perhaps you could form one. Or, better yet, see if the villages (call Parks and Rec perhaps?) will allow you to keep some hives somewhere. They have the astronomy pad and other hobbies (RC Boats/Planes) that they let use community property.

Long term, how about offering classes and educational seminars to help the public understand how important the pollinators are to our food supply.

If you intend on doing this on property you own in TV, you'll have to get permission from the powers-that-be (Architectural Review Committee). I'd guess that a hive kept on your property would be seen as a permanent structure, thus necessitating permission.

You are only allowed two pets.

That's exactly what I do here. We work with students - explaining why our pollinators are so important to our food system. I am glad you appreciate that! Great suggestion.

There are options just outside the bubble.

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You just won post of the day.

:rolleyes: And I think they have to be under 30 pounds each........ :icon_wink:

Ha! As a former beekeeper in Vermont I know a good hive in summer can have over 60,000 bees. No way you could have a hive or two in a Village neighborhood. If your neighbors were to get stung you could be involved in a lawsuit. Maybe there is some land somewhere you could set up a hive or two. There is an active Bee Society in Sumter County. You can join and attend their meetings and learn about the possibilities of beekeeping in the area.

There is no real way to prove that anyone who was stung was stung by the bees from your hive.

Have you visited the Villages? The homes are very close together. Are you an experienced beekeeper? Having one hive on a rooftop in a city might work out OK, but keeping hives in The Villages would not. Again, look to join a local bee society and find someone in the club that would let you keep a few hives on their land.

Luv it.

Yes, I suppose you could make a case that that the bee that stung your neighbor came from South America, not from the 50,000 or so bees 20 feet from their property.