Bee poop danger zone...

[Aiaylasdream]

I noticed in another thread that someone had mentioned the horrors of bee poo. Being little insects I figured it would be itty bitty pellets. Google told me I was a moron. Good God. All that from one bee? People were saying that it's really difficult to remove and that cars were covered in it.

This prompted a lot of questions... Is there a drop zone radius in relation to hive proximity or is it wherever whenever? How much land do I need to have so my neighbors don't hate me because their stuff is covered in bee poo? Would 12-15 hives redecorate the local houses? Ignoring zoning restrictions, how many hives should I restrict myself to in a somewhat land-y suburbia so that I don't redecorate the neighborhood? How do I keep my bees from going ZOMFG FLOWERZ on my neighbor's property and covering my neighbors in bees? I know they fly 2-3 miles wherever they want but should I plant a bunch of flowers too, like X flowers per hive? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm looking at land because we're going to build a house and I don't really know what I'm looking for. I'm also worried that I'm going to turn the neighborhood into a paintball warzone.

[Vance G]

Now once my mother hung her white sheets on the clothes line when my bees did the spring cleansing flight---. It was not a pretty picture. That was about a hundred yards away and 25 colonies. They were apparently attacted to the white sheets to land on and do their business. I suspect if you were a quarter mile away, it wouldn't be a problem. That only happened once and the bees and sheets co existed for years otherwise. But as they say S--- happens!! Just don't mention the possibility and no one will make the connection anyway. IT IS NOT toxic waste. You have too much time on your hands if you worry about this.

[Aiaylasdream]

As far as time goes, oh boy do I wish that was the case. Currently I read the forums during my 5 minute study breaks until midnight.

From what I was reading before, people were making it out to seem like bees were mini seagulls and with the idea of having well over 100,000 of them, I was kind of concerned. This is more due to my history with bad neighbors and destructive neighborhood kids throwing draino bombs in my yard every summer (we still don't know who they are or why us). I didn't want anyone hurting my bees as revenge.

[Cedar Hill]

Used to keep 20 hives about 1 1/2 acres away from my brother in law's auto dealership, on his land, had to move them. Too much work cleaning the cars. OMTCW

[Vance G]

Just try to put them in an inconspicuos place if possible and remember it is your property after all. If you are in tight quarters you might need to restrict the number you keep. Put up a square chainlink fence around your hives and plant grapevines or hops around it and soon no one will be able to see them. In fact you could put up set tall posts and run three or four wires around to take the weight and use the heavy bird or deer netting and grow your vines on that. That would protect them from anything thrown and direct their flight up high where there passing will be less conspicuous. You could not plant enough flowers to keep your bees home, nor would you want to. I live in town and don't keep bees in my yard because I just don't want the people hassle. Maybe you can find a place to put them on a larger secluded acreage. Good luck with it.